Jelly vs. Jello

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  • Jelly (noun)

    A dessert made by boiling gelatine, sugar and some flavouring (often derived from fruit) and allowing it to set, known as “jello” in North America.

  • Jelly (noun)

    A clear or translucent fruit preserve, made from fruit juice and set using either naturally occurring, or added, pectin. Known as “jam” in Commonwealth English.

  • Jelly (noun)

    A savoury substance, derived from meat, that has the same texture as the dessert.

  • Jelly (noun)

    Any substance or object having the consistency of jelly.

    “calf’s-foot jelly”

  • Jelly (noun)

    A jellyfish.

  • Jelly (noun)

    A pretty girl; a girlfriend.

  • Jelly (noun)

    A large backside, especially a woman’s.

  • Jelly (noun)

    clipping of gelignite

  • Jelly (noun)

    A jelly shoe.

  • Jelly (noun)

    Blood.

  • Jelly (verb)

    To wiggle like jelly.

  • Jelly (verb)

    To make jelly.

  • Jelly (adjective)

    Jealous.

  • Jello (noun)

    A dessert made by boiling flavoured gelatin in water

Wiktionary
  • Jello (noun)

    a fruit-flavoured gelatin dessert made up from a commercially prepared powder.

Oxford Dictionary

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