cereal

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French céréale (“having to do with cereal”), from Latin Cerealis (“of or relating to Ceres”), from Ceres (“Roman goddess of agriculture”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱer- (“grow”), from which also Latin sincerus (English sincere) and Latin crēscō (“grow”) (English crescent). The adjective is equivalent to Cere(s) +‎ -al. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈsɪə.ɹɪ.əl/ (Canada) IPA(key): [ˈsiːɹiəl] Homophone: serial === Noun === cereal (countable and uncountable, plural cereals) (countable) A type of grass (such as wheat, rice or oats) cultivated for its edible grains. (uncountable) The grains of such a grass. (uncountable) Breakfast cereal. ==== Synonyms ==== (edible grains): foodgrain ==== Hyponyms ==== (Cereals) cereal; barley, fonio, maize/corn, millet, oats, rice, rye, sorghum, teff, triticale, wheat ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== crescent sincere ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === cereal (not comparable) Of or relating to cereal. === References === === Further reading === Lists of cereals at Wikipedia === Anagrams === Carlee, alerce, claree, cleare, relace == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin Cereālis (“relating to Ceres”), from Cerēs (“goddess of agriculture”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern) [sə.ɾe̞ˈal] IPA(key): (Balearic, Central) [sə.ɾeˈal] IPA(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [se.ɾeˈal] === Noun === cereal m (plural cereals) cereal (type of grass cultivated for edible grains) (uncountable) cereal (the grains of such plants) (in the plural) breakfast cereal (food processed from grains and eaten with milk) === Further reading === “cereal”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 “cereal”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2026 “cereal” in Diccionari normatiu valencià, Acadèmia Valenciana de la Llengua. Alcover, Antoni Maria; Moll, Francesc de Borja (1963), “cereal”, in Diccionari català-valencià-balear (in Catalan) == Galician == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin Cereālis (“relating to Ceres”), from Cerēs (“goddess of agriculture”). === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -al Hyphenation: ce‧re‧al === Noun === cereal m (plural cereais) cereal === Further reading === “cereal”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2026 == Portuguese == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Latin Cereālis (“relating to Ceres”), from Cerēs (“goddess of agriculture”). Equivalent to Ceres +‎ -eal. === Pronunciation === (Northeast Brazil) IPA(key): /ˌsɛ.ɾɛ.ˈaw/, /ˌsɛ.ˈɾjaw/ Homophone: serial Rhymes: -al, -aw Hyphenation: ce‧re‧al === Noun === cereal m (plural cereais) cereal (type of grass cultivated for edible grains) (uncountable) cereal (the grains of such plants) breakfast cereal (food processed from grains and eaten with milk) ==== Hypernyms ==== (type of grass): gramínea ==== Hyponyms ==== (Cereals) cereal; arroz, aveia, centeio, cevada, fónio / fônio, milhete / milheto, milho, sorgo, trigo, triticale ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “cereal”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “cereal”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from Latin Cereālis (“relating to Ceres”), from Cerēs (“goddess of agriculture”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /θeɾeˈal/ [θe.ɾeˈal] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain) IPA(key): /seɾeˈal/ [se.ɾeˈal] (Latin America, Philippines) Rhymes: -al Syllabification: ce‧re‧al === Noun === cereal m (plural cereales) cereal (type of grass cultivated for edible grains) (uncountable) cereal (the grains of such plants) (in the plural) breakfast cereal (food processed from grains and eaten with milk) === Further reading === “cereal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025