Spanish Conversation · Level 125
59 words
Spanish word
cereal
Pronunciation
IPA/θeɾeˈal/
Meaning
- masculine nouncereal
Example
¿Quieres cereal para el desayuno?
Do you want cereal for breakfast?
More examples
Siempre desayuno cereal con leche y fruta.
I always have cereal with milk and fruit for breakfast.
Core concept
Bowl of toasted grain flakes served with milk.
Common phrases
cereal con leche
cereal with milk
comer cereal
eat cereal
Similar words
granola: Sweet baked oat-and-nut clusters often mixed with dried fruit and eaten for breakfast.
copo: Flat, crispy grain flakes (commonly corn-based) usually eaten with milk.
avena: Oats commonly prepared by cooking into a warm, creamy porridge for breakfast.
Definition in Spanish
Alimento para el desayuno hecho de granos enteros o procesados, como copos, que se suele tomar con leche o yogur.
Word origin
From Latin cerealis 'of grain', ultimately linked to the Roman goddess Ceres and carried into Spanish through medieval Latin to name breakfast grain foods.
Usage tips
- Spanish often treats the food as an uncountable noun (¿Quieres cereal?) while packaged products and brands commonly appear in the plural as cereales.
Other meanings
- grainnoun