jell-o

1. 1.

   fruit-flavored dessert (trade mark Jell-O) made from a commercially prepared gelatin powder

   Synonymsjello

   Broadergelatin desserthydrocolloid

   trademark

Questions about jell-o

What does jell-o mean?

jell-o means "fruit-flavored dessert (trade mark Jell-O) made from a commercially prepared gelatin powder".

How many syllables are in jell-o?

jell-o has 2 syllables: jel-l-o. The stress falls on "jel".

What is another word for jell-o?

Close synonyms include jello. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is jell-o a common word?

jell-o is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.