jalea

/xaˈlea/

la noun B2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
jaleas

Meaning

  1. jelly

    • Untó jalea real.

      He spread royal jelly.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

gelatina

jalea often specifically means a fruit jelly or jam-like preserve; gelatina means the gelatin dessert, like Jell-O.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

gelatina

gelatina is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "jelly."

Practice

1 What does jalea mean?

2 Fill the gap: Untó ___ real.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches jalea?

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