granola

English

Granola

Etymology

Genericization of Granola, name of an early brand of the cereal, itself a variation of Granula, invented by James Caleb Jackson in 1863. Granula was named after the granules of Graham flour, the main ingredient.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɡɹəˈnoʊlə/

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Noun

granola (countable and uncountable, plural granolas)

1. A breakfast and snack food consisting of loose, crispy pellets made of nuts, rolled oats, honey and other natural ingredients.

Derived terms

• crunchy granola
• granola bar
• granola-head

Translations

breakfast and snack food

• Arabic: جرانولا f (jirnula)
• Czech: müsli (cs), cereálie f pl
• Dutch: muesli (nl) m, crunchy m
• Esperanto: granolo
• Finnish: mysli (fi)
• French: granola (fr) m
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• German: Müsli (de) n
• Hungarian: müzli (hu)
• Japanese: グラノーラ (guranōra)
• Korean: 그래놀라 (geuraenolla)
• Polish: granola (pl) f
• Russian: гранола (ru) f (granola)
• Spanish: granola (es) f

Adjective

granola (comparative more granola, superlative most granola)

1. (chiefly Canada, US, of a person) Eating healthy food, supporting the protection of the environment, and having liberal views.

   You see more and more of the granola hippie activist types these days.

See also

• granola-head

Anagrams

• Angolar, angolar, organal

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Spanish

Noun

granola f (plural granolas)

1. granola