How do you pronounce "cheerios"?

Pronounced //ˈtʃɪəɹ.i.əʊz//.

Cheerios

Q: What is a synonym for "cheerios"?

Common synonyms include: brand cereal, brand name, breakfast cereal, oat cereal, ring shaped cereal, trademark cereal.

/ˈtʃɪəɹ.i.əʊz/ name, noun

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Definitions

Noun

1
plural of Cheerio form-of, plural
2
plural of cheerio form-of, plural

Proper Noun

1
A toroidal toasted oat cereal made by General Mills.

Synonyms

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brand cereal brand name breakfast cereal oat cereal ring shaped cereal trademark cereal

Antonyms

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generic cereal generic snack non cereal unregistered product

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.

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