jello

See also: Jello, jellõ, and Jell-O

English

Alternative forms

Jell-O
Jello

Etymology

Genericization of the brand name Jell-O.

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈdʒɛloʊ/
(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈdʒɛləʊ/
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, 2004 Houghton Mifflin ed., →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)

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