oatmeal

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Thân thiện

A child eats a warm bowl of oatmeal for breakfast.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A coarse flour made from ground or rolled oats: This refers to the dry, uncooked product used as an ingredient.
   • A hot porridge made by boiling oats in water or milk: This refers to the cooked dish commonly eaten for breakfast.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Ingredient):
  • The recipe calls for one cup of oatmeal.
  • She bought a bag of steel-cut oatmeal to make porridge.
• Noun (Dish):
  • He eats a bowl of oatmeal with berries every morning.
  • For a quick breakfast, I prepared instant oatmeal.

Advanced Usage

• "Oatmeal" as a descriptor: Sometimes used to describe a pale, grayish-brown color, reminiscent of cooked oats.
  • She painted the wall an oatmeal color to create a neutral backdrop.

Variants and Related Words

• Oats (n): The whole grains from which oatmeal is made.
• Rolled oats (n): Oat grains that have been steamed and flattened, often used to make oatmeal.
• Steel-cut oats (n): Oat grains that have been chopped into pieces, resulting in a coarser, chewier oatmeal.
• Instant oatmeal (n): Pre-cooked, dried, and often flavored oats that cook very quickly.

Synonyms

• Porridge (n): A general term for a hot cereal dish made by boiling grains or legumes; oatmeal is a type of porridge.
• Mush (n, chiefly US): A soft, thick porridge.

Related Phrases

• "Oatmeal cookie": A cookie made using oatmeal as a primary ingredient.
• "Oatmeal bath": A bath containing colloidal oatmeal, used to soothe skin conditions.

Học thuật

Noun

1. meal made from rolled or ground oats
2. porridge made of rolled oats

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