Definition
Grains used for food, such as wheat, rice, or corn. Also refers to breakfast foods made from processed grains.
Etymology
From Latin 'cerealis', meaning 'of Ceres', the Roman goddess of agriculture and grain crops. The association with breakfast foods developed in the late 19th century with commercial cereal production.
Kelly Says
Breakfast cereals revolutionized morning routines and nutrition marketing - what began as health food for sanitarium patients became a sugar-laden children's market, showing how commercial forces can completely transform the cultural meaning of 'healthy eating.'
Translations
CACatalà
cereals
seh-REH-als
CSČeština
obiloviny
oh-bee-loh-vee-nee
DEDeutsch
Getreide
gah-TREH-deh
ESEspañol
cereales
seh-REH-ah-lehs
FISuomi
viljakasvit
veel-yah-kahs-veet
FRFrançais
céréales
seh-REH-al
HUMagyar
gabonák
gah-boh-nak
IDBahasa Indonesia
serealia
seh-reh-ah-lee-ah
ITItaliano
cereali
cheh-REH-ah-lee
KKKK
дәнді дақылдар
dändi daqıldar
MSBahasa Melayu
bijirin
bee-jee-rin
NLNederlands
granen
khra-nen
PTPortuguês
cereais
seh-REH-ays
RORomână
cereale
cheh-reh-ah-leh
RUРусский
зерновые
zernovyye
SVSvenska
sädesslag
seh-dehs-lahg
SWKiswahili
nafaka
nah-fah-kah
TEతెలుగు
ధాన్యాలు
dhānyālu
TRTürkçe
tahıllar
tah-hul-lar
UKУкраїнська
зернові
zernovi
VITiếng Việt
ngũ cốc
ngũ cốc
ZUZU
amazambane
ah-mah-zahm-bah-neh