gelée

noun

ge·​lée zhə-ˈlā How to pronounce gelée (audio)
1
: a cosmetic gel
gelée skin cleansers
2
: a jellied food : an edible jelly
peach gelée

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Reception-style dishes include wild mushroom and pecorino roulade, sea scallop ceviche with gooseberries, Pyramid goat cheese crisp with quince and hazelnut, and Kusshi oyster with Osetra caviar and yuzu gelee. — Georgann Yara, azcentral, 20 Dec. 2019 The menu, right through a dessert of walnut ice cream paired with yogurt mousse and honey gelee, seems flawless. — Tom Sietsema, Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2019

Word History

Etymology

French, jelly, from Middle French — more at jelly

First Known Use

1966, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of gelée was in 1966

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“Gelée.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gel%C3%A9e. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.

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