noun
granola
gruh-NOH-luh
noun
1
A breakfast food made of rolled oats, nuts, and dried fruit, often baked until crunchy.
"She sprinkled granola over her yogurt every morning."
adj
1
Associated with a health-conscious, environmentally minded, and often countercultural lifestyle (informal).
"They moved to a granola town full of farmers' markets and yoga studios."
How to Use Granola
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA crunchy oat-based breakfast food; informally, also used to describe an eco-conscious, health-food lifestyle.
Common pairings
granola bar
granola bowl
granola lifestyle
Word Forms
more granola comparative, most granola superlative
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Etymology
Originally a trademarked cereal name from the 1880s (first called "Granula"), likely from Italian grano, "grain."