Gelatin

/ˈdʒɛlətɪn/ noun

Definition

A colorless, tasteless protein made by boiling animal bones, skin, and connective tissue, used in cooking, photography, and medicines.

Etymology

From French gélatine, derived from Latin gelatus meaning 'frozen.' The term emerged in the 18th century as the substance became commercially important in cooking and industry.

Kelly Says

Gelatin is basically the glue that holds animal bodies together—collagen—and when you heat it and cool it, it sets into that wiggly, transparent substance that's been delighting and confusing people for centuries!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ገላቲን
geh-la-teen
ARالعربية
جِلاتين
dʒɪˈlaːtɪn
BNবাংলা
জেলাটিন
zheh-la-teen
CACatalà
gelatina
zheh-la-tee-nah
CSČeština
želatina
zheh-la-tee-nah
DADansk
gelatin
zheh-la-teen
DEDeutsch
Gelatine
zheh-la-teen
ELΕλληνικά
ζελατίνη
zheh-la-tee-nee
ESEspañol
gelatina
heh-la-tee-nah
FAفارسی
ژلاتین
zheh-la-teen
FISuomi
geeliini
geh-lee-nee
FRFrançais
gélatine
zheh-la-teen
GUGU
જેલેટીન
zheh-la-teen
HAHA
gelatin
zheh-la-teen
HEעברית
ג'לאטין
ge-la-tin
HIहिन्दी
जेलैटिन
zheh-la-teen
HUMagyar
gélatina
zheh-la-tee-nah
IDBahasa Indonesia
gelatin
zheh-la-teen
IGIG
zhelatin
zheh-la-teen
ITItaliano
gelatina
zheh-la-tee-nah
JA日本語
ゼラチン
zera-chin
KKKK
желaтин
zheh-la-teen
KMKM
ជាលាតីន
zheh-la-teen
KO한국어
젤라틴
jel-la-tin
MRMR
जेलीटिन
zheh-la-teen
MSBahasa Melayu
gelatin
zheh-la-teen
MYမြန်မာ
ဂျယ်လိတင်း
geh-la-teen
NLNederlands
gelatine
zheh-la-teen
NONorsk
gelatin
zheh-la-teen
PAPA
ਜੈਲੇਟੀਨ
zheh-la-teen
PLPolski
żelatina
zheh-la-tee-nah
PTPortuguês
gelatina
zheh-la-tee-nah
RORomână
gelatină
zheh-la-tee-nah
RUРусский
желатин
zhezhlatin
SVSvenska
gelatin
zheh-la-teen
SWKiswahili
gelatine
zheh-la-teen
TAதமிழ்
ஜெல்லாட்டின்
zheh-la-at-tin
TEతెలుగు
జెలేటీన్
zheh-la-teen
THไทย
เจลลาติน
cheh-la-tin
TLTL
gelatin
zheh-la-teen
TRTürkçe
jelatin
zheh-la-teen
UKУкраїнська
желатин
zhezhlatin
URاردو
جلیٹن
zheh-la-teen
VITiếng Việt
gelatin
zheh-la-teen
YOYO
jelatin
zheh-la-teen
ZH中文
明胶
míngjiāo
ZUZU
jelatin
zheh-la-teen

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