jello

Etymology

Genericization of the brand name Jell-O.

noun

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

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