cornflakes

American  

[kawrn-fleyks] / ˈkɔrnˌfleɪks /

Or corn flakes

noun

(used with a plural verb)

1. a packaged breakfast cereal in the form of small toasted flakes made from corn, for serving cold with milk, sugar, etc.

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cornflakes British  

/ ˈkɔːnˌfleɪks /

plural noun

1. a breakfast cereal made from toasted maize, eaten with milk, sugar, etc

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Etymology

Origin of cornflakes

1905–10, corn ¹ + flakes, plural of flake ¹

Example Sentences

"They call that the cornflake factor, the crunch factor."

From BBC • Sep. 19, 2023

These four-ingredient cornflake bites are a traditional snack enjoyed during Lunar New Year, but frankly, we think they're the perfect thing to snack on between the hours of, say, 10 p.m. and 4 a.m.

From Salon • Jun. 3, 2022

I served the soup in a low bowl so that you can see the pesto and drizzle of gastrique with pieces of the cherry and garnished with the cornflake tuile.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 10, 2020

Ditto the cornflake, invented by John Harvey Kellogg.

From New York Times • Apr. 17, 2020

He’d worn his best suit, unaware that a piece of bubble gum was stuck to the back of his jacket and that cornflake crumbs clung to his pant legs.

From "Ruby Holler" by Sharon Creech