Jelly

[jel-lee]

Definition

Young green coconut containing sweet coconut water and soft edible meat.

Example Sentences

Patois:
Stop di truck and buy two cold jelly coconut fi drink.
English:
Stop the truck and buy two cold green coconuts to drink.

Patois:
Di jelly soft and sweet inside di coconut.
English:
The soft flesh inside the green coconut is soft and sweet.

Usage Tip

Shortened term for "jelly coconut"—a green coconut drunk for its water and soft jelly flesh.

Patois Synonym: jelly coconut
English Synonym: green coconut; soft coconut meat

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