jello
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- noun
- /ˈdʒɛloʊ/
- US
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gelatina
- After dinner, she offered everyone a cup of chilled jello with whipped cream.
- jello mold
- jello salad
- bowl of jello
Can you bring a pound of jello through TSA?
- Can you bring a pound of jello through TSA?
- So he printed Jello recipe books, you're looking at one.
- Here are the Pac-Man jello jigglers that we made today.
- It's a Piggy Bank full of green jello jello 'cause why not?
- This one's called Stay up, eat some jello, go play the cello.
- It is made with cake, jello and Rice Krispies.
- I want free jello for anyone who can whistle.
Examples
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How about some more of my special cranberry jello surprise?
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The bowl and spoon contained Jello brought in by the school's kindergarten and pre-kindergarten students.
Blog text (26) -
Oh my God, someone bought a hundred boxes of jello today.
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Everyone in the office can have this jello salad.
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Oh, I'm more of a cherry jello person.
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I "brown bag" my lunch every day and will usually include a Jello gelatin snack cup.
Blog text (5) -
It is made with cake, jello and Rice Krispies.
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Dolores is in her 1950s kitchenette, making a green jello mold.
Fiction book (1994) -
For dessert, we served a colorful jello made with mixed fruits.
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The children loved the bright red jello at the birthday party.
Synonyms
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A sweet, fruit flavored dessert made from a powder that becomes soft and wobbly
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A soft wobbly dessert made with gelatin and fruit juice
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A sweet or savory jelly made from the clear substance that makes food firm
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A sweet wobbly dessert made by mixing jelly powder with water or juice
A clear sweet jelly made from fruit juice and sugar
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word jello comes from the brand Jell-O, which was made from the word gelatin plus a catchy 'O'. So the brand name for a jelly-like dessert became the common name for that sweet, set dessert.