granola
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granola
- /ɡɹəˈnoʊlə/ US
Rhymes with -əʊlə
Where it comes from
Genericized trademark from Granola, a brand of breakfast cereal registered in 1886 by Will Keith Kellogg and in use into the early 20th century. It was initially known as Granula and renamed Granola to avoid legal problems with James Caleb Jackson, who invented a similar cereal in 1863, named Granula after the granules of Graham flour, the main ingredient.
The food and name were revived in the 1960s. By 1967, it appears in American English, probably from Italian grano (“grain”) or granular + the commercial suffix -ola.
noun granolas
- A breakfast and snack food consisting of loose, crispy pellets made of nuts, rolled oats, honey and other natural ingredients.
- Ellipsis of crunchy granola
adjective more granola · most granola
- Eating healthy food, supporting the protection of the environment, and having liberal views. You see more and more of the granola hippie activist types these days.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: homemade, crunchy, granola bar, breakfast cereal, health bar, granola mom, muesli, oatmeal, cereal, cereal bar, nutmeal, porridge, breakfast bar, raisin bran, corn flakes, rolled oats
Translations
Talk about this word "granola." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/granola. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. granola. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/granola "granola." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/granola.Cite this
@misc{granola_2026,
title = {granola},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/granola},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
