Cheerios

See also: cheerios

English edit

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Cheerios

Etymology edit

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.^[1]

Pronunciation edit

(Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈtʃɪəɹ.i.əʊz/
(General American) IPA^(key): /ˈt͡ʃɪɹ.i.oʊz/
Audio (US) (file)

Proper noun edit

Cheerios

Cheerios

A toroidal toasted oat cereal made by General Mills.

Derived terms edit

Translations edit

cereal

Chinese:
Mandarin: 脆穀樂／脆谷乐 (zh) (Cuìgǔlè)
Finnish: Cheerios
French: Cheerios (fr)
Greek: Cheerios
Italian: Cheerios
Portuguese: Cheerios

Noun edit

Cheerios

plural of Cheerio

Quotations edit

For quotations using this term, see Citations:Cheerios.

References edit

^ John McDonough and Karen Egolf, editors (2002), The Advertising Age Encyclopedia of Advertising‎^[1], Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers.

[1] John McDonough and Karen Egolf, editors (2002), The Advertising Age Encyclopedia of Advertising‎^[1], Fitzroy Dearborn Publishers.

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