oatmeal

[ oht-meel, -meel ]

noun

1. meal made from ground or rolled oats.
2. a cooked breakfast food made from this.
3. a grayish-fawn color.

adjective

1. made with or containing oatmeal:

   oatmeal cookies.

oatmeal

/ ˈəʊtˌmiːl /

noun

1. meal ground from oats, used for making porridge, oatcakes, etc
2. 1. a greyish-yellow colour
   2. ( as adjective )

      an oatmeal coat

Word History and Origins

Origin of oatmeal¹

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; oat, meal ²

Example Sentences

But will forgoing your morning oatmeal really lead to a leaner body and better athletic performance?

From The Daily Beast

The oatmeal is served with brown sugar, butter and cream, blueberries and raisins.

From The Daily Beast

Oatmeal is made with extra-thick-cut Snoqualmie Falls oats, which pack a deep-roasted flavor.

From The Daily Beast

A single packet of Quaker Maple and Brown Sugar instant oatmeal, though, contains a full tablespoon of sugar.

From The Daily Beast

In her cramped kitchen she mashed pork fat with oatmeal and sculpted a loaf, which she fried up in patties.

From The Daily Beast

The yams and plantains did not suit stomachs accustomed to good oatmeal.

From Project Gutenberg

Mrs. Yoop next transformed the weeds into a dish of oatmeal, which she ate with good appetite.

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It started out with sticky oatmeal, and ended with clammy cakes, between which was much horror.

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Their bread too is generally mixed with oatmeal, and of a hot drying nature.

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Four tablespoons of oatmeal, one pint of water; boil for three hours in double boiler, adding water from time to time; strain.

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Related Words

• cereal
• porridge