muesli

noun

mues·​li ˈmyüs-lē  ˈmyüz- 

: a breakfast cereal of Swiss origin consisting of rolled oats, nuts, and fruit

Examples of muesli in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Muesli with Greek Yogurt One cup of muesli has about 5 grams of protein. —Lauren O'Connor, Ms, Health, 18 Mar. 2025

Seven Sundays launched 12 years ago as a muesli company and has had a strong consumer base in families. —Andrew Watman, Forbes, 15 Mar. 2025

The control group’s breakfast consisted of yoghurt and muesli without nuts. —New Atlas, 20 Feb. 2025

By Javon Ford Read On Greatest Escapes Wet and Wild Vacations in Italy usually mean carbs and Campari, not meditation and muesli. —Jessica Iredale, airmail.news, 1 Nov. 2024

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Swiss German Müesli, diminutive of Mues "soft food, mush, pulp," going back to Old High German muos, going back to West Germanic *mōsa- "food, soft food" (whence Old Saxon, Old English & Old Frisian mōs "food, prepared food"), probably from *mōt-, lengthened grade derivative of *mati- "food" + a suffixal -t- — more at meat

First Known Use

1939, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for muesli

• agree
• allee
• banshee
• beastly
• bibi
• bowsprit
• carefree
• cerci
• chablis
• cowpea
• crappie
• crappy