granola

Meanings

Noun

• A breakfast and snack food consisting of loose, crispy pellets made of nuts, rolled oats, honey and other natural ingredients.

Adjective

• Eating healthy food, supporting the protection of the environment, and having liberal views.

Origin

• Genericization of Granola, name of an early brand of the cereal, itself a variation of Granula, invented by James Caleb Jackson in 1863. Granula was named after the granule of Graham flour, the main ingredient.