Jell-O

ˈdʒɛloʊ

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#1·4h ago

(US, Canada) A brand of dessert made from gelatin.

The store brand Jell-O is just as good and one third the price.

Origin: Trademarked by Pearle Bixby Wait and named by his wife, May Wait. , both ultimately from , following a then relatively popular trend in the United States to add “O” to the end of products, which according to The Dictionary of Trade Names Origins started because the letter is pleasing to the eye.. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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(genericized trademark, by extension) Any brand of fruit flavored gelatin dessert mix.

The store brand Jell-O is just as good and one third the price.

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