different between oats vs granola

English

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /?o?ts/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /???ts/
• Rhymes: -??ts

Noun

oats

1. plural of oat

Noun

oats pl (plural only)

1. A mass of oat plants (genus Avena, especially Avena sativa).

2. Seeds of an oat plant, especially prepared as food.

Synonyms

• haver

Coordinate terms

• (Cereals) cereal; barley, fonio, maize/corn, millet, oats, rice, rye, sorghum, teff, triticale, wheat

Derived terms

• feel one's oats
• sow one's wild oats
• get one's oats

Translations

Anagrams

• OTAs, SOTA, Sato, Sota, Taos, Tsao, as to, oast, stoa, taos, toas, tosa

English

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

• (General American) IPA^(key): /????no?l?/

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

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.

See also

• granola-head

References

Anagrams

• Angolar, angolar, organal

Spanish

Noun

granola f (plural granolas)

1. granola