cereal

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

cer·eal [cereal cereals] BrE [ˈsɪəriəl] NAmE [ˈsɪriəl] noun
1. countable one of various types of grass that produce grains that can be eaten or are used to make flour or bread. Wheat, ↑barley and ↑rye are all cereals
•cereal crops
2. uncountable the grain produced by cereal crops
3. countable, uncountable food made from the grain of cereals, often eaten for breakfast with milk
•breakfast cereals
•a bowl of cereal

Word Origin:
early 19th cent. (as an adjective): from Latin cerealis, from Ceres, the goddess of agriculture in Roman mythology.

Example Bank:
•I have cereal for breakfast.
•a big bowl of cereal
•a wholewheat cereal fortified with B group vitamins
•fortified breakfast cereals

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  grain, food grain, cereal grass