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multigrain en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Italic *moltos Latin multus Latin multīder. Middle English multi- English multi- English grain English multigrain From multi- + grain.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable, of a food) Containing multiple types of grain, usually in processed form
    • In fact, Quaker research found that “about 30 percent of consumers are looking for a different texture, a different variety, than oatmeal can deliver,” he added. Quaker’s new multigrain cereal delivers that, he said. 2007 September 10, Stuart Elliott, “Hot Cereal, Hey, It’s All Natural”, in New York Times:

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Translations (3)

mi patarau (containing multiple types of grain) · sv flerkorn (containing multiple types of grain) · fi monijyväinen (containing multiple types of grain)