1
a
: meal made from oats
b
: rolled oats
2
: porridge made from ground or rolled oats
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Jillian Kubala, Health, 9 June 2025
For more staying power, try Ina’s oatmeal with her Cacio e Pepe Scrambled Eggs or a Sausage and Potato Mini Egg Bakes.
—Karla Walsh, Better Homes & Gardens, 6 May 2025
Alissa recently ate some of it on her oatmeal for breakfast.
—Isabelle Taft, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
Remarkably suave and seductive creamy mid palate with flavors that include oranges, oatmeal and lemon tart.
—Tom Mullen, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
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“Oatmeal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/oatmeal. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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oatmeal
noun
oat·meal
ˈōt-ˌmēl 
ōt-ˈmē(ə)l
1
: oats husked and ground into meal or flattened into flakes
2
: a hot cereal made from oatmeal
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