/ˈd͡ʒɛloʊ/, /ˈd͡ʒɛləʊ/
OriginGenericized trademark of the brand name Jell-O.
- Canada, US, uncountable, usuallyA dessert made by boiling gelatine, sugar and some flavoring (often derived from fruit) and allowing it to set.
“The jello was gone in five minutes and the cigarette smoked.”
“Distribution of cherry jello was stepped up to college campus towns across America.”
“She didn't want to eat anything heavy and decided that jello had zero fat content.”
- uncountableA dessert made by boiling gelatin in water.
“And the food! I mean, I'm not fussy, but couldn't they think of anything better than this toothpaste? A little Jello or something, a nice can of soup.”
“1977, Florence King, WASP, Where is Thy Sting?, excerpt, in The Florence King Reader, 1996 St. Martin's Press ed., →ISBN, page 25,
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“"I never eat Jello. I never eat anything that moves on the spoon."”
Formsjellos(plural) · Jell-O(alternative) · Jello(alternative) · jello(alternative)