jello

See also: Jello, jellõ, and Jell-O

English

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Etymology

Genericization of the brand name Jell-O.

Pronunciation

  • (General American) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɛloʊ/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɛləʊ/
  • (file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛləʊ

Noun

jello (usually uncountable, plural jellos)

  1. (Canada, US) A dessert made by boiling flavoured gelatin in water
    • 1940, Carson McCullers, The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter, Houghton Mifflin, published 2004, →ISBN, page 306:
      The jello was gone in five minutes and the cigarette smoked.
    • 2002, Rich Zubaty, Your Brain Is Not Your Own, →ISBN, page 159:
      Distribution of cherry jello was stepped up to college campus towns across America.
    • 2006, Xana, Harvest Moon, AuthorHouse, →ISBN, page 178:
      She didn't want to eat anything heavy and decided that jello had zero fat content.

Synonyms

  • jelly (UK, Ireland, Australia)

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