Difference between Jelly and Jello

What is the difference between Jelly and Jello?

Jelly as a noun is a dessert made by boiling gelatine, sugar and some flavouring (often derived from fruit) and allowing it to set while Jello as a noun is a dessert made by boiling gelatin in water

Jelly

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To wiggle like jelly. To make jelly.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A dessert made by boiling gelatine, sugar and some flavouring (often derived from fruit) and allowing it to set a sweet gelatinous substance derived from fruit juices and pectin Jam that has been sieved to remove pieces of fruit before being allowed to set. Short for jellyfish. A large backside, especially a woman's. Short for gelignite. A jelly shoe.

Jello

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A dessert made by boiling gelatin in water

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