trail mix en · NOUN
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(countable, uncountable) A blend of foods for snacking on the go, as during hikes, usually consisting of some combination of dried fruit, nuts, seeds, granola, and sometimes small candies, cereal, etc.
ORIGINALLY a highcalorie energy sustainer for extended hiking, trail mix started becoming very popular in the late 1960s. Affectionately nicknamed Gorp, the basic recipe has been modified to suit the different blood types.
2000, Dr. Peter J. D'Adamo, Catherine Whitney, Cook Right 4 Your Type, Penguin, →ISBN:
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fi evässekoitus (a blend of foods for snacking on the go) · nl studentenhaver (a blend of foods for snacking on the go) · sv studentfoder (a blend of foods for snacking on the go) · de Studentenfutter (a blend of foods for snacking on the go) · pl mieszanka studencka (a blend of foods for snacking on the go) · sv studenthavre (a blend of foods for snacking on the go) · cmn 登山零食 (a blend of foods for snacking on the go) · ca ganyips (a blend of foods for snacking on the go) · sv jägarsnus (a blend of foods for snacking on the go) · nl elitehaver (a blend of foods for snacking on the go) · hu diákcsemege (a blend of foods for snacking on the go)