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MYOOZL-ee/ˈmjuːzli/

Muesli is a cold breakfast of oats mixed with nuts and dried fruit, usually with milk or yoghurt. Granola is similar but typically sweeter and baked into clusters; porridge is hot. Often uncountable: some muesli / a bowl of muesli. British pronunciation is usually /ˈmjuːzli/.

Meaning

A breakfast of oats, dried fruit, and nuts, usually eaten with milk or yoghurt.

Examples

• “I have muesli with yoghurt when I am in a hurry.”
• “There is muesli in the cupboard if the bread has gone stale.”
• “A sachet of muesli is lighter in a rucksack than a box of cereal.”

Good to know

muesli (often uncountable). Contrast: granola (baked clusters) / porridge (hot). a bowl of muesli.

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