jelly bean

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

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