ce‧re‧al S3 /ˈsɪəriəl $ ˈsɪr-/
noun[
Date: 1800-1900;
Language: French;
Origin: céréale, from Latin cerealis 'of Ceres', from Ceres ancient Roman goddess of grain and farming]
1. [uncountable and countable] a breakfast food made from grain and usually eaten with milk:
a bowl of breakfast cereal2. [countable] a plant grown to produce grain, for example wheat, rice etc:
cereal crops [TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲