gelée

noun

ge·​lée zhə-ˈlā 

1

: a cosmetic gel

gelée skin cleansers

2

: a jellied food : an edible jelly

peach gelée

Examples of gelée in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

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

Flavors by the slice include the three above, plus Framboise au Chocolat with chocolate mousse, raspberry compote, chocolate sponge, ganache and raspberry gelee. — Marcy De Luna, Houston Chronicle, 4 Oct. 2019

Roger's volley of food begins with simple oysters; scallop crudo with crispy Iberico ham; baby heirloom tomato and tomato gelee; asparagus tempura with Romesco sauce; and steak tartare wrapped in an edible front page of the Houston Chronicle. — Greg Morago, Houston Chronicle, 19 June 2019

Bellemore was recognized for its high-altitude wines and dishes made with wine, like gewurztraminer gelee. — Phil Vettel, chicagotribune.com, 13 June 2018

Desserts include sticky toffee pudding and pineapple gelee cheesecake. — Devra First, BostonGlobe.com, 7 June 2018

The first course, presented on a round pottery disk, was a Lilliputian rectangle of marshmallow capped with lemon gelee; a dime-size sunchoke tartlet; and a ham and cheese gougere. — Michael Bauer, San Francisco Chronicle, 17 Apr. 2018

Word History

Etymology

French, jelly, from Middle French — more at jelly

First Known Use

1966, in the meaning defined at sense 1