jello

• Jell-O
• Jello

Genericized trademark of the brand name Jell-O.

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒɛloʊ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒɛləʊ/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ɛləʊ

jello (usually uncountable, plural jellos)

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

   • 2017 July 16, Jenny Marc, Katy Scott, “Revolutionary gel is five times stronger than steel”, in CNN‎^[1], archived from the original on 2 July 2025:

     Researchers have developed a new gel they say is as durable as metal, has the flexibility of jello, and could revolutionize how our bodies heal and age. […] The tough, bendable fabric combines hydrogels — such as those found in contact lenses or jello – with glass fibers.

• jelly (UK, Ireland, Australia)