"Cheerios" meaning in English

See Cheerios in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

IPA: /ˈtʃɪəɹ.i.əʊz/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈt͡ʃɪɹ.i.oʊz/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-Cheerios.wav
Etymology: Introduced on May 2, 1941, as “Cheerioats”: cheery + oats. The name was shortened to “Cheerios” on December 2, 1945, after a competing cereal manufacturer, Quaker Oats, claimed to hold the rights to use the term oats. Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Cheerios
  1. A toroidal toasted oat cereal made by General Mills. Derived forms: Cheerios effect, piss in someone's Cheerios, shit in someone's Cheerios Translations (cereal): 脆穀樂 (Chinese Mandarin), 脆谷乐 (Cuìgǔlè) (Chinese Mandarin), Cheerios (Finnish), Cheerios (French), Cheerios (Greek), Cheerios (Italian), Cheerios (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-Cheerios-en-name-ptvOlz-y Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 50 50

Noun

IPA: /ˈtʃɪəɹ.i.əʊz/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈt͡ʃɪɹ.i.oʊz/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-Cheerios.wav
Etymology: Introduced on May 2, 1941, as “Cheerioats”: cheery + oats. The name was shortened to “Cheerios” on December 2, 1945, after a competing cereal manufacturer, Quaker Oats, claimed to hold the rights to use the term oats. Head templates: {{head|en|noun form}} Cheerios
  1. plural of Cheerio Tags: form-of, plural Form of: Cheerio Categories (topical): Breakfast cereals
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