jelly bean en · NOUN
Meanings
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A small, bean-shaped, chewy candy/sweet with a firm coating and a jelly-like center, made of sugar, flavoring, coloring and sometimes starch or other thickener, and usually sold assorted in a wide variety of flavors and bright colors.
Ronalda had gotten these jelly beans special, from Lenox Square. They were all colors, pink with brown flecks, purple, orange. The flavors had exotic names like Piña Colada and Fig Leaf.
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Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| jellybean | alternative | lexicographic | |
| jelly beans | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
gourmet jellybean · jellybean · gourmet jelly bean · peachy keen jelly bean
Synonyms
Translations (18)
it jelly belly (small bean-shaped chewy candy) · es dragea (disused) (small bean-shaped chewy candy) · cmn 果凍豆 /果冻豆 (small bean-shaped chewy candy) · pt jujuba (small bean-shaped chewy candy) · fi jelly bean (small bean-shaped chewy candy) · ja ゼリービーンズ (small bean-shaped chewy candy) · fr Jelly Bean (small bean-shaped chewy candy) · es jelly bean (yeli bin) (small bean-shaped chewy candy) · es confite (small bean-shaped chewy candy) · th เจลลี่บีน (small bean-shaped chewy candy) · tr jelibon (small bean-shaped chewy candy) · cmn 雷根糖 (small bean-shaped chewy candy) · ru желе́йный боб (small bean-shaped chewy candy) · sco jeelie bean (small bean-shaped chewy candy) · ko 젤리빈 (small bean-shaped chewy candy) · cmn 里根糖 (small bean-shaped chewy candy) · id kacang jeli (small bean-shaped chewy candy) · de Geleebonbon (small bean-shaped chewy candy)