hot cereal
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- noun
- /hɑt ˈsɪrəl/
- US
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cereal caliente
- He usually makes hot cereal with oats and serves it with a dollop of honey.
- breakfast of hot cereal
- hot cereal or yogurt
OK, now how do you feel about, like, hot cereals, like cream of wheat, Coco, wheats, like grits?
- OK, now how do you feel about, like, hot cereals, like cream of wheat, Coco, wheats, like grits?
Examples
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Make a hot cereal by taking a bowl of hot rice and adding your Amish milk; maybe add some fruit and nuts.
Blog text (28) -
It was wonderful to sit down with my wife, eat the hot cereal, and warm up with the smell of chocolate, cinnamon, and vanilla.
Blog text (34) -
The telephone rang as I was finishing a bowl of hot cereal.
Fiction book (1990) -
Make your hot cereal with Quaker Oats.
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Make it hot cereal.
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OK, now how do you feel about, like, hot cereals, like cream of wheat, Coco, wheats, like grits?
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"You want hot cereal?" Noah's eyes softened, his shoulders slackened.
Fiction book (1995) -
Add to your diet: Add almonds and other nuts to salads or pasta dishes, use as a topping for casseroles, or throw them into your bowl of hot cereal for extra crunch.
Blog text (32) -
Every morning, I enjoy a warm bowl of hot cereal topped with fresh fruit.
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For a quick breakfast, I like to prepare hot cereal with milk and brown sugar.
Synonyms
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1.0
Soft cooked oats eaten for breakfast
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Soft warm food made by boiling oats in milk or water until thick
How Hot
- US
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a cereal dish served hot' is directly and compositionally derived from 'hot' (having elevated temperature) + 'cereal' (grain-based breakfast food). This adjective+noun combination is a standard, cross-linguistically common pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents would readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Hot cereal comes from the simple image of grain cooked in hot water or milk, where cereal is the grain and hot shows it is served warm. That's why it means 'a warm bowl of cereal' such as porridge or oatmeal.