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muesli
[ myoos-lee, myooz‐ ]
/ ˈmyus li, ˈmyuz‐ /
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noun
a breakfast cereal similar to granola, usually consisting of rolled oats and dried fruit.
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Origin of muesli
Borrowed into English from dialectal German around 1935–40
Words nearby muesli
mud wasp, mud-wrestling, mu ehr, Mueller, muenster, muesli, muesli bar, muezzin, MUF, muff, muff glass
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British Dictionary definitions for muesli
muesli
/ (ˈmjuːzlɪ) /
noun
a mixture of rolled oats, nuts, fruit, etc, eaten with milk
Word Origin for muesli
Swiss German, from German Mus mush, purée + -li, diminutive suffix
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