jello
English
Etymology
Genericization of the brand name Jell-O.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɛloʊ/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˈd͡ʒɛləʊ/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - Rhymes: -ɛləʊ
Noun
jello (usually uncountable, plural jellos)
- (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)
Derived terms
Translations
dessert made by boiling flavoured gelatin in water — see jelly
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