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jell-o

/ˈdʒɛloʊ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.62 in modern English

Syllables
jel-l-o
IPA
/ˈdʒɛloʊ/
12
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
3
Syllables
4
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A brand of dessert made from gelatin.

Canadian usage; American usage

name

Any brand of fruit flavored gelatin dessert mix.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Trademarked by Pearle Bixby Wait and named by his wife, May Wait. Clipping of gelatin and jelly, both ultimately from Latin gelō (“to freeze, cause to congeal”), 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. By surface analysis, jell (“jelly”) + -o.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ˈdʒɛloʊ/
  • British English: /ˈdʒɛləʊ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

jello (alternative)

Phrases

Jell-O shot nail Jell-O to a tree

Synonyms

jelly jello

Rhymes With

fellow hello yellow mellow cello 'cello jello bellow portobello bordello violoncello limoncello

Questions

How do you pronounce jell-o?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈdʒɛloʊ/.
What does jell-o mean?
A brand of dessert made from gelatin.
Where does jell-o come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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