cornflakes

[kawrn-fleyks]

corn·flakes

[kawrn-fleyks]
noun (used with a plural verb)
a packaged breakfast cereal in the form of small toasted flakes made from corn, for serving cold with milk, sugar, etc.
Also, corn flakes.


Origin:
1905–10, Americanism; corn1 + flakes, plural of flake1
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Cornflakes is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
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cornflakes (ˈkɔːnˌfleɪks)
 
pl n
a breakfast cereal made from toasted maize, eaten with milk, sugar, etc

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