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Oreo

Oreo

12 1.0
A chocolate sandwich cookie with sweet white cream filling
  • noun
  • /ˈɔːrioʊ/
translation icon : galleta Oreo
  • For pupils with a sweet tooth, the origin of ice cream and popular cookies such as Oreos and animal crackers will hold a special appeal.
  • Oreo cookies
  • bag of Oreos
  • eat Oreos

And I happen to have some of the new Oreos right here.

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Examples

  • You know, Oreos are just about my favourite cookie in the whole world.

  • All we had were some Oreos.

  • All right, so now we have our third Oreo to try.

  • And I happen to have some of the new Oreos right here.

  • I think he just really likes Oreos.

  • You know, Oreos are just about my favourite cookie in the whole world.

  • Sure, organic Oreos are nice, but they really add up in price and offer little nutritional value.

    Blog text (6)
  • I arrange some Oreos on a plate, and napkins and spoons.

    Fiction book (2000)
  • All we had were some Oreos.

  • Sliding open his desk drawer, Gary tried to quietly remove three Oreos from the sleeve.

Synonyms

cookie
vsOreo
  • US
774 1.0

A small flat sweet baked treat often with chocolate chips or nuts

refers specifically to a branded chocolate sandwich with two wafers and white cream filling
Oreo cookie
vsOreo
4 1.0

A chocolate sandwich biscuit with sweet white cream between two dark biscuits

is the brand name for that chocolate sandwich rather than the product itself

Compounds

4 1.0

A chocolate sandwich biscuit with sweet white cream between two dark biscuits

Surface Forms

Oreo singular
Oreos plural

Etymology

Oreo was created as a brand name for Nabisco's sandwich cookie in 1912, and people are not sure exactly why they chose it. A helpful way to remember Oreo is to picture two round O chocolate wafers holding white cream in the middle, so the name now stands for the chocolate sandwich cookie with a sweet cream filling.