jelly (jellies plural )
1 n-mass Jelly is a transparent, usually coloured food that is eaten as a dessert. It is made from gelatine, fruit juice, and sugar.
(BRIT)
...a large bowl of jelly.
in AM, use Jell-O
2 n-mass Jelly is a thick sweet food that is made by cooking fruit with a large amount of sugar, and that is usually spread on bread.
(AM)
I had two peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.
in BRIT, use jam
3 n-var A jelly is a transparent substance that is not completely solid.
...meat in jelly.
jelly bean (jelly beans plural ), jellybean Jelly beans are small coloured sweets that are hard on the outside and soft inside. n-count
jelly roll (jelly rolls plural )Jelly roll is a cylindrical cake made from a thin, flat cake which is covered with jam or cream on one side, then rolled up.
(AM) n-var
in BRIT, use swiss roll
petroleum jelly
Petroleum jelly is a soft, clear substance obtained from oil or petroleum. It is put on the skin to protect or soften it, or put on surfaces to make them move against each other easily. n-uncount
royal jelly
Royal jelly is a substance that bees make in order to feed young bees and queen bees. n-uncount