breakfast cereal
nounUK /ˈbrɛkfəst ˈsɪəriəl/
US /ˈbrɛkfəst ˈsɪriəl/
A food made from grains that you eat with milk in the morning.
She poured milk over her breakfast cereal.
SYNONYMS
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A breakfast dish made from processed grains, often sweetened and eaten cold.
The supermarket aisle was full of colorful breakfast cereal boxes.
3. A warm dish of cooked grains, such as oatmeal, eaten in the morning.
On cold days he prefers a hot breakfast cereal with honey.
4. Any grain plant grown for food, such as wheat or rice.
Farmers in the region grow breakfast cereal crops like oats and barley.