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

Researchers from the University of Reading in the U.K. found that participants in a 2025 study who ate walnuts as part of their breakfast had faster reaction times and better memory performance later in the day compared to those who had muesli and yogurt for breakfast. —Kathleen Felton, Time, 9 June 2026

Breakfast is a joy, above the beach on the restaurant terrace, with endless juices and smoothies and little dishes to choose from, from coconut yoghurt with muesli to fresh papaya to spicy lentils. —Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026

How To Make Easy At-Home Muesli and Granola Making granola or muesli at home can give you more control over the ingredients and nutrition. —Merve Ceylan, Health, 20 May 2026

This traditional muesli is far different from the muesli sometimes found in the US, which is more of a dry cereal-granola hybrid. —Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 24 Feb. 2026

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