Definition
A breakfast cereal with a crunchy texture made from wheat and barley (also called Grape-Nuts), despite containing no grapes or actual nuts.
Etymology
Trademarked brand name created in 1897 by Charles Post; the name's origin is disputed—possibly from a grape-sugar ingredient or the shape resembling nuts, despite being neither. The word became genericized but remains primarily a brand name.
Kelly Says
Grape-Nuts is a brilliant case of misleading marketing that somehow worked—the cereal contains no grapes and no nuts, yet the name stuck for over a century! This shows how brand names can succeed through catchiness rather than accuracy, and how consumers sometimes accept false product names.
Translations
ARالعربية
بذور العنب
bu.ḏur al.ʿanab
BNবাংলা
আঙ্গুরের বীজ
aṅ.gur er bīj
CACatalà
raïm sec
rə.im sek
CSČeština
rozinky
ro.ziŋ.ki
DADansk
rosiner
ʁo.si.nər
DEDeutsch
Rosinen
ʁo.zi.nən
ELΕλληνικά
σταφίδες
sta.fi.ðes
ESEspañol
pasas de uva
pa.sas de u.va
FAفارسی
دانه انگور
dāne aṅ.gur
FRFrançais
grains de raisin
ɡʁɛ̃ də ʁɛ.zɛ̃
GUGU
દ્રાક્ષના બીજ
drākṣ.nā bīj
HIहिन्दी
अंगूर के बीज
aṅ.gur ke bīj
HUMagyar
mazsola
mɒʒ.o.lɒ
IDBahasa Indonesia
kacang anggur
ka.tʃaŋ aŋ.gur
IGIG
mkpuru osisi
m.kpu.ru o.si.si
ITItaliano
uva passa
u.va pas.sa
JA日本語
グレープナッツ
gurēpunattsu
KO한국어
葡萄 너트
po.do neo.teu
MRMR
द्राक्षेची बी
drākṣē.cī bī
MSBahasa Melayu
kacang anggur
ka.tʃaŋ aŋ.gur
NLNederlands
rozijnen
ro.zi.nən
NONorsk
rosiner
ro.si.ner
PAPA
ਅੰਗੂਰ ਦੇ ਬੀਜ
aṅ.gur de bīj
PLPolski
rodzynek
rɔ.dʑɨ.nɛk
PTPortuguês
uvas passas
u.vas pa.sas
RORomână
stafide
sta.fi.de
RUРусский
грейп-нутс
ɡrejp.nʌts
SWKiswahili
mbegu za uzio
m.be.gu za u.zi.o
TAதமிழ்
திராட்சை விதை
ti.rāṭṣai viṭai
TEతెలుగు
ద్రాక్ష గింజలు
drākṣa giñ.jalu
THไทย
เมล็ดองุ่น
me.lət oŋ.un
TLTL
butong ubas
bu.tong u.bas
TRTürkçe
üzüm çekirdeği
y.zym tʃe.kir.de.ɣi
UKУкраїнська
грейп-нутс
ɡrejp.nʌts
URاردو
انگور کے بیج
aṅ.gur ke bīj
VITiếng Việt
hạt nho
hạt nho
ZH中文
葡萄坚果
pú táo jiān guǒ
ZUZU
amakhaya
a.ma.kha.ya