"Jell-O" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˈdʒɛloʊ/ [General-American], /ˈdʒɛləʊ/ [Received-Pronunciation]
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. Etymology templates: {{m|en|gelatin}} gelatin, {{m|en|jelly}} jelly 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. (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 entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys, English trademarks Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 31 69 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 23 77 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 28 72 Disambiguation of English trademarks: 54 46

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