Meaning

1 senses
  1. (Canada, US, uncountable, usually)A dessert made by boiling gelatine, sugar and some flavoring (often derived from fruit) and allowing it to set.

    fruit-flavored dessert (trade mark Jell-O) made from a commercially prepared gelatin powder

Examples

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  1. Who wants jello?

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  2. I made some jello.

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  3. I made jello.

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  4. I put the jello in the refrigerator.

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  5. Why would you put meat in jello?

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Origin

Genericized trademark of the brand name Jell-O.

Genericized trademark of the brand name Jell-O.

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Forms

plural: jellos

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • fruit-flavored dessert (trade mark Jell-O) made from a commercially prepared gelatin powder:Jell-O

Word family

2 related words

See also

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