geleia

See also: geléia

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• geléia (pre-1990 spelling)

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒeˈlɛj.ɐ/ [ʒeˈlɛɪ̯.ɐ]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒeˈlɛj.ɐ/ [ʒeˈlɛɪ̯.ɐ]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒeˈlɛj.a/ [ʒeˈlɛɪ̯.a]

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʒɨˈlɐj.ɐ/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʒɨˈlɐj.ɐ/
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʒɨˈlej.ɐ/
  • (Central Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʒɨˈlej.ɐ/
  • (Southern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʒɨˈle.ɐ/

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -ɛjɐ, (Portugal) -ɐjɐ
• Hyphenation: ge‧lei‧a

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French gelée.^[1][2] Doublet of gelada and geada.

Noun

geleia f (plural geleias)

1. jelly
2. jam
3. (Brazil, colloquial) jelly (any substance or object having the consistency of jelly)

Synonyms

• compota
• doce

Derived terms

• geleia real
• geleificar

Etymology 2

Semantic loan from English jelly, a 4chan slang for jealous.

Noun

geleia f (plural geleias)

1. (Brazil, Internet slang) envy

   Synonym: inveja

Derived terms

• geleiar

Etymology 3

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

geleia

1. inflection of geleiar:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

References

1. “geleia”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
2. “geleia”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025