jelly bean

See also: jellybean

English

Alternative forms

• jellybean (especially US)

Noun

jelly beans

jelly bean (plural jelly beans)

1. 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.

Synonyms

• jelly egg

Derived terms

• gourmet jelly bean, gourmet jellybean
• peachy keen jelly bean
• jellybean (adjective)

Translations

small bean-shaped chewy candy

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 果凍豆／果冻豆 (guǒdòngdòu)

• Finnish: jelly bean
• French: Jelly Bean m
• German: Geleebonbon n
• Indonesian: kacang jeli
• Italian: jelly belly f
• Japanese: ゼリービーンズ (zerībīnzu)
• Korean: 젤리빈 (jellibin)
• Portuguese: jujuba (pt)
• Russian: желе́йный боб m (želéjnyj bob)
• Scots: jeelie bean
• Spanish: Jelly Bean m
• Thai: เจลลี่บีน (jàyllêebeen)
• Vietnamese: please add this translation if you can

Further reading

• jelly bean on Wikipedia.Wikipedia