cornflakes

Or corn flakes

[kawrn-fleyks]

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.

cornflakes

/ ˈkɔːnˌfleɪks /

plural noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of cornflakes¹

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