cereal
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From French céréale (“having to do with cereal”), from Latin Cerealis (“of or relating to Ceres”), from Ceres (“Roman goddess of agriculture”), from Proto-Indo-European *ker- (“grow”), from which also Latin sincerus (English sincere) and Latin crēscō (“grow”) (English crescent).
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[edit] Noun
cereal (usually uncountable; plural cereals)
- (countable) A type of grass (such as wheat, rice or oats) cultivated for its edible grains.
- (uncountable) The grains of such a grass.
- (uncountable) Breakfast cereal.
- Would you like some cereal?
- (countable) A particular type of breakfast cereal.
- Which cereal would you like for breakfast?
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type of grass
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grains of such a grass
breakfast cereal — see breakfast cereal
[edit] External links
- Lists of cereals at Wikipedia
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[edit] Spanish
[edit] Noun
cereal m. (plural cereales)