jell-oとは 意味・読み方・使い方

別の表記

• jello
• Jello (AHD)
• Jell-o (Collins Word Exchange - may be an error)
• JELL-O (Company’s own web site)

語源

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.

発音

• (General American) IPA: /ˈdʒɛloʊ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈdʒɛləʊ/
• 韻: -ɛləʊ

固有名詞

Jell-O

1. (US, Canada) A brand of dessert made from gelatin.
   • For quotations using this term, see Citations:Jell-O.
2. (genericized trademark, by extension) Any brand of fruit flavored gelatin dessert mix.

   Synonym: (UK, Australia) jelly

   The store brand Jell-O is just as good and one third the price.

   • For quotations using this term, see Citations:Jell-O.

派生語

参照

別の表記

• Jell-O
• Jello

語源

Genericized trademark of the brand name Jell-O.

発音

• (General American) IPA: /ˈd͡ʒɛloʊ/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA: /ˈd͡ʒɛləʊ/
• 韻: -ɛləʊ

名詞

jello (usually uncountable, plural jellos)

1. (Canada, US) A dessert made by boiling gelatine, sugar and some flavoring (often derived from fruit) and allowing it to set.
   • 1940, Carson McCullers, The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter, Houghton Mifflin, published 2004, →ISBN, page 306:

     The jello was gone in five minutes and the cigarette smoked.

   • 2002, Rich Zubaty, Your Brain Is Not Your Own, →ISBN, page 159:

     Distribution of cherry jello was stepped up to college campus towns across America.

   • 2006, Xana, Harvest Moon, AuthorHouse, →ISBN, page 178:

     She didn't want to eat anything heavy and decided that jello had zero fat content.

   • 2017 July 16, Jenny Marc, Katy Scott, “Revolutionary gel is five times stronger than steel”, in CNN‎, archived from the original on 2 July 2025:

     Researchers have developed a new gel they say is as durable as metal, has the flexibility of jello, and could revolutionize how our bodies heal and age. […] The tough, bendable fabric combines hydrogels — such as those found in contact lenses or jello – with glass fibers.

同意語

• jelly (UK, Ireland, Australia)

派生語