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redcurrant jelly

redcurrant jelly noun: a type of jelly (fruit preserve) made with redcurrants, traditionally served with lamb in the United Kingdom.

Noun

redcurrant jelly (countable and uncountable, plural redcurrant jellies)

  1. A type of jelly (fruit preserve) made with redcurrants, traditionally served with lamb in the United Kingdom.
    • When it is hot, put in some lumps of red currant jelly···1823, Radcliffe, M. (1823). A Modern System of Domestic Cookery, Or, The Housekeeper's Guide. Arranged on the Most Economical Plan for Private Families. Containing the Most Approved Directions for...

Forms of redcurrant jelly

pluralredcurrant jellies

Questions about redcurrant jelly

What does redcurrant jelly mean?
Redcurrant jelly means a type of jelly (fruit preserve) made with redcurrants, traditionally served with lamb in the United Kingdom.
What part of speech is redcurrant jelly?
Redcurrant jelly is a noun.
What is the plural of redcurrant jelly?
The plural of redcurrant jelly is redcurrant jellies.

Words near redcurrant jelly in the dictionary

  1. redcore
  2. Redcorn
  3. Redcrest
  4. redcurrant
  5. redcurrant jellies
  6. redcurrant jelly
  7. redcurrants
  8. redcurranty
  9. redd
  10. redd up
  11. reddans

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