cereal

  • 11cereal — [sir′ē əl] adj. [< L Cerealis, of CERES, goddess of agriculture < IE base * k̑er , * k̑rē , to grow: see CREATE] of grain or the grasses producing grain n. 1. any grain used for food, as wheat, oats, or rice 2. any grass producing such… …

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  • 12Cereal — Grain redirects here. For other uses, see Grain (disambiguation). This article is about grains in general. For breakfast cereal, see Breakfast cereal. Oats, barley, and some food products made from cereal grains. Cereals are grasses (members of… …

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  • 13cereal — /sear ee euhl/, n. 1. any plant of the grass family yielding an edible grain, as wheat, rye, oats, rice, or corn. 2. the grain itself. 3. some edible preparation of it, esp. a breakfast food. adj. 4. of or pertaining to grain or the plants… …

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  • 14Cereal — (Del lat. cerealis, de la diosa Ceres.) ► adjetivo/ sustantivo masculino 1 AGRICULTURA Se refiere a la planta gramínea cuyas semillas producen harina, como el trigo y el arroz: ■ los cereales constituyen la base de la alimentación en los países… …

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  • 15cereal — noun 1 plant CEREAL + NOUN ▪ crop, foods, grain, products ▪ production 2 food ADJECTIVE ▪ breakfast …

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  • 16cereal — зерновой breakfast cereal блюдо из зернового продукта для завтрака expanded cereal product воздушный зерновой продукт cereal bar брикетированный зерновой концентрат autumn sown cereal озимая зерновая культура cereal dish блюдо из зернового… …

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  • 17cereal — [[t]sɪ͟əriəl[/t]] cereals 1) N MASS Cereal or breakfast cereal is a food made from grain. It is mixed with milk and eaten for breakfast. I have a glass of fruit juice and a bowl of cereal every morning. 2) N COUNT Cereals are plants such as wheat …

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  • 18cereal */ — UK [ˈsɪərɪəl] / US [ˈsɪrɪəl] noun Word forms cereal : singular cereal plural cereals 1) [countable/uncountable] a food made from grain, for example wheat, oats, or corn, mainly eaten with milk for breakfast a bowl of cereal 2) [countable] a plant …

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  • 19cereal — Synonyms and related words: aftergrass, bamboo, botanic, breakfast food, bulbous, cane, cereal plant, corn, cornflakes, dry cereal, farina, farinaceous, farinaceous plant, fog, forage grass, fruitlike, fruity, frumenty, grain, graminaceous plant …

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  • 20cereal — {{#}}{{LM C07980}}{{〓}} {{SynC08162}} {{[}}cereal{{]}} ‹ce·re·al› {{《}}▍ adj.inv./s.m.{{》}} {{<}}1{{>}} {{♂}}Referido a una planta,{{♀}} que da frutos en forma de granos de los que se obtienen harinas y que se utilizan en la alimentación humana y …

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