muesli

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See also: müsli, müesli, Müesli, and Müsli

English

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English Wikipedia has an article on:
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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Alemannic German Müesli, diminutive of Mues (mashed dish); compare Dutch moes.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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A bowl of muesli

muesli (countable and uncountable, plural mueslis)

  1. A breakfast dish based on uncooked rolled oats and fruit.

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Descendants

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  • Chinese: 木斯里 (mùsīlǐ)
  • Japanese: ミューズリー (myūzurī)
  • Korean: 뮈슬리 (mwiseulli)

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Dutch

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Dutch Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

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Borrowed from Alemannic German Müesli, diminutive of Mues (mashed dish), cognate to German Mus, Dutch moes, Middle English moose (stew, pottage).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmysli/
  • (colloquial) IPA(key): /ˈmʏsli/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: mues‧li

Noun

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muesli m (plural muesli's, diminutive mueslietje n)

  1. a breakfast and snack granola food
    • 1997, Herman Finkers (lyrics and music), “Jagerslied”, in Geen Spatader Veranderd:
      Als macrobioot zwoer ik ooit eeuwig trouw / Aan een veel te zwaar onopgemaakte vrouw / Dat bleek een vergis, ons huwelijk liep mis / En nu vreet ik vlees alsof het muesli is
      As an adherent to macrobiotics, I once swore eternal fidelity / To a woman who made much too heavy nonuse of cosmetics / That turned out to be a mistake, our marriage ended badly / And now I gorge on meat as though it's muesli
  2. mixed food for herbivores

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Polish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from German Müesli.

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Noun

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muesli n (indeclinable)

  1. Alternative spelling of musli

Further reading

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  • muesli in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • muesli in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

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Noun

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muesli m (uncountable)

  1. muesli (a Swiss and German breakfast dish made with rolled oats)

Spanish

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Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈmwesli/ [ˈmwes.li]
  • Rhymes: -esli
  • Syllabification: mues‧li

Noun

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muesli m (uncountable)

  1. muesli (a Swiss and German breakfast dish made with rolled oats)

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