granola

ɡɹəˈnoʊlə

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#1·8h ago

A breakfast and snack food consisting of loose, crispy pellets made of nuts, rolled oats, honey and other natural ingredients.

Origin: from Granola, a brand of breakfast cereal registered in 1886 by Will Keith Kellogg and in use into the early 20th century. 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 or granular + the commercial suffix. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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#2·8h ago

(chiefly, North American, of a person) 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.

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