(genericized trademark, by extension) Any brand of fruit flavored gelatin dessert mix.
(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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(North America) A dessert made by boiling gelatine, sugar and some flavoring (often derived from fruit) and allowing it to set.
(chiefly, US) A salad made with flavored gelatin (often of the Jello brand), fruit or vegetables, and other ingredients such as cottage cheese, cream cheese, marshmallows, nuts, or pretzels.
(US) An alcoholic snack served at parties, nightclubs or bars, made from Jell-O but substituting vodka or rum for all or part of the water. Normally cut into small cubes (~1.5 oz.) or frozen and sold individually.
(US, slang, rare) To do something that is impossible or very difficult, with connotations of pointlessness.
Strawberry Jell-O pie: fresh berries + lemon-lime soda, no-bake filling sets in 4–8 hrs, topped with whipped cream. Summer crowd favorite. #Recipes #StrawberryJelloPie #RetroDesserts #SummerPie
(US, Canada) A brand of dessert made from gelatin.
The store brand Jell-O is just as good and one third the price.
"Jell-O" means: A brand of dessert made from gelatin.. This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.
"Jell-O" means: A brand of dessert made from gelatin.. Register: neutral, standard English, usable in most everyday contexts. Note the regional or dialect label (US) — usage may sound odd outside that variety. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short descriptive phrase, and use this word only when you have heard or read it being used naturally in a comparable context.
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“Strawberry Jell-O pie: fresh berries + lemon-lime soda, no-bake filling sets in 4–8 hrs, topped with whipped cream. Summer crowd favorite. #Recipes #StrawberryJelloPie #RetroDesserts #SummerPie”
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