"Jell-O" meaning in English

See Jell-O in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈdʒɛloʊ/ [General-American], /ˈdʒɛləʊ/ [Received-Pronunciation] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Jell-O.wav
Rhymes: -ɛləʊ Etymology: Trademarked by Pearle Bixby Wait and named by his wife, May Wait. From gelatin and jelly, following a then relatively popular trend to add “O” to the end of products. Head templates: {{en-proper noun|nolinkhead=1}} Jell-O
  1. (US, Canada) A brand of dessert made from gelatin. Tags: Canada, US
    Sense id: en-Jell-O-en-name-yUz8Zfv4 Categories (other): American English, Canadian English, English trademarks Disambiguation of English trademarks: 54 46
  2. (genericized trademark, by extension) Any brand of fruit flavored gelatin dessert mix. Tags: broadly Synonyms: jelly [Australia, UK], jello, Jello (alt: AHD), Jell-o (english: Collins Word Exchange - may be an error), JELL-O (english: Company’s own web site) Derived forms: Jell-O shot
    Sense id: en-Jell-O-en-name-rborauGV Categories (other): English genericized trademarks, English entries with incorrect language header, English trademarks, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 29 71 Disambiguation of English trademarks: 54 46 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 20 80 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 86
{
  "etymology_text": "Trademarked by Pearle Bixby Wait and named by his wife, May Wait. From gelatin and jelly, following a then relatively popular trend to add “O” to the end of products.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "nolinkhead": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "Jell-O",
      "name": "en-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "American English",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Canadian English",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "54 46",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English trademarks",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "For quotations using this term, see Citations:Jell-O."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A brand of dessert made from gelatin."
      ],
      "id": "en-Jell-O-en-name-yUz8Zfv4",
      "links": [
        [
          "dessert",
          "dessert"
        ],
        [
          "gelatin",
          "gelatin"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(US, Canada) A brand of dessert made from gelatin."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Canada",
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English genericized trademarks",
          "parents": [
            "Genericized trademarks",
            "Terms by etymology",
            "Trademarks",
            "Terms by usage"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "29 71",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "54 46",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English trademarks",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "20 80",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "14 86",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
      "derived": [
        {
          "_dis1": "13 87",
          "word": "Jell-O shot"
        }
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The store brand Jell-O is just as good and one third the price.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "For quotations using this term, see Citations:Jell-O."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Any brand of fruit flavored gelatin dessert mix."
      ],
      "id": "en-Jell-O-en-name-rborauGV",
      "links": [
        [
          "genericized trademark",
          "genericized trademark"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "genericized trademark",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(genericized trademark, by extension) Any brand of fruit flavored gelatin dessert mix."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "tags": [
            "Australia",
            "UK"
          ],
          "word": "jelly"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "23 77",
          "word": "jello"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "23 77",
          "alt": "AHD",
          "word": "Jello"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "23 77",
          "english": "Collins Word Exchange - may be an error",
          "word": "Jell-o"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "23 77",
          "english": "Company’s own web site",
          "word": "JELL-O"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "broadly"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Jell-O.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/5/58/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Flame%2C_not_lame-Jell-O.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Flame%2C_not_lame-Jell-O.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/5/58/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Flame%2C_not_lame-Jell-O.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Flame%2C_not_lame-Jell-O.wav.ogg"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdʒɛloʊ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdʒɛləʊ/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛləʊ"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Gizmodo",
    "Jell-O"
  ],
  "word": "Jell-O"
}
{
  "categories": [
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English multiword terms",
    "English proper nouns",
    "English trademarks",
    "English uncountable nouns",
    "Pages with 1 entry",
    "Pages with entries",
    "Rhymes:English/ɛləʊ",
    "Rhymes:English/ɛləʊ/2 syllables"
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "Jell-O shot"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Trademarked by Pearle Bixby Wait and named by his wife, May Wait. From gelatin and jelly, following a then relatively popular trend to add “O” to the end of products.",
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "nolinkhead": "1"
      },
      "expansion": "Jell-O",
      "name": "en-proper noun"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "name",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "American English",
        "Canadian English"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "For quotations using this term, see Citations:Jell-O."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A brand of dessert made from gelatin."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "dessert",
          "dessert"
        ],
        [
          "gelatin",
          "gelatin"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(US, Canada) A brand of dessert made from gelatin."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "Canada",
        "US"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "English genericized trademarks",
        "English terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The store brand Jell-O is just as good and one third the price.",
          "type": "example"
        },
        {
          "text": "For quotations using this term, see Citations:Jell-O."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Any brand of fruit flavored gelatin dessert mix."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "genericized trademark",
          "genericized trademark"
        ]
      ],
      "qualifier": "genericized trademark",
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(genericized trademark, by extension) Any brand of fruit flavored gelatin dessert mix."
      ],
      "synonyms": [
        {
          "tags": [
            "Australia",
            "UK"
          ],
          "word": "jelly"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "broadly"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "audio": "LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-Jell-O.wav",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/5/58/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Flame%2C_not_lame-Jell-O.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Flame%2C_not_lame-Jell-O.wav.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/5/58/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Flame%2C_not_lame-Jell-O.wav/LL-Q1860_%28eng%29-Flame%2C_not_lame-Jell-O.wav.ogg"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdʒɛloʊ/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈdʒɛləʊ/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "rhymes": "-ɛləʊ"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "jello"
    },
    {
      "alt": "AHD",
      "word": "Jello"
    },
    {
      "english": "Collins Word Exchange - may be an error",
      "word": "Jell-o"
    },
    {
      "english": "Company’s own web site",
      "word": "JELL-O"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Gizmodo",
    "Jell-O"
  ],
  "word": "Jell-O"
}

Download raw JSONL data for Jell-O meaning in English (2.4kB)


This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable English dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2024-12-03 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2024-11-21 using wiktextract (94ba7e1 and 5dea2a6). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.