granola

noun

gra·​no·​la grə-ˈnō-lə 

: a mixture typically of rolled oats and various added ingredients (such as brown sugar, raisins, coconut, and nuts) that is eaten especially for breakfast or as a snack

Examples of granola in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Some favorites were a pumpkin pie parfait with maple-cinnamon granola and a coconut praline granola with cacao mylk. —Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 Dec. 2025

Locavores might choke on their Boise Farmers Market granola seeing a chain take over where a local business failed — with a not entirely dissimilar concept, to boot. —Michael Deeds december 5, Idaho Statesman, 5 Dec. 2025

Add kiwi to smoothies, yogurt, or granola, or use it as an ingredient in salsas, jams, and spreads. —Laura Schober, Health, 4 Dec. 2025

To cut costs, she’s given up her nightly routine of a yogurt cup with granola. —Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 3 Dec. 2025

Word History

Etymology

from Granola, a trademark

First Known Use

1970, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing granola

• granola bar

Rhymes for granola

• azolla
• canola
• cupola
• ebola
• fasciola
• victrola
• viola
• ayatollah
• variola
• bola
• cola
• colla

Kids Definition

granola

noun

gra·​no·​la grə-ˈnō-lə 

: a mixture of oats and other ingredients (as brown sugar, raisins, coconut, or nuts) that is eaten especially for breakfast or as a snack