cheerios
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Cheerios¹
- /ˈtʃɪəɹ.i.əʊz/ UK
- /ˈt͡ʃɪɹ.i.oʊz/ US
Where it comes from
Introduced on May 2, 1941, as “Cheerioats”: cheery + oats. The name was shortened to “Cheerios” on December 2, 1945, after a competing cereal manufacturer, Quaker Oats, claimed to hold the rights to use the term oats.
proper noun
- A toroidal toasted oat cereal made by General Mills.
noun
- plural of Cheerio
cheerios²
noun
- plural of cheerio
Translations
Talk about this word "cheerios." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/cheerios. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. cheerios. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/cheerios "cheerios." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/cheerios.Cite this
@misc{cheerios_2026,
title = {cheerios},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/cheerios},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
