cereal
/ˈsɪəriəl/noun
उच्चारण सिअरिअल
अनाज; अनाज से बना नाश्ता
Basic word
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[C, U]
one of various types of grass that produce grains that can be eaten, such as wheat, rice; food made from the grain of cereals, often eaten for breakfast with milk
अनाज; अनाज से बना नाश्ता
- cereal crops
- a bowl of cereal
- Wheat and rice are the main cereal crops of India.
+ 5 more examples
- Farmers sow cereals before the monsoon.
- Cereals provide a lot of the energy in our diet.
- He has a bowl of cereal with milk every morning.
- Whole-grain cereal is a healthy breakfast.
- The child refused to finish his cereal.
Synonyms grain corn cornflakes muesli
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
cereal (uncountable) / cereals (countable)
Cereal as breakfast food is usually uncountable; cereals means different types of grain crops and is countable.
नाश्ते के अनाज के लिए 'cereal' प्रायः uncountable है; अनाज की अलग-अलग फ़सलों के लिए 'cereals' countable है।
- I have cereal with milk every morning.
- Wheat, rice and maize are important cereals in India.
a bowl of cereal
Use a container word, because cereal itself is not counted directly.
Cereal को सीधे गिना नहीं जाता, इसलिए पहले container का शब्द लगाते हैं।
- She ate a bowl of cereal before leaving for school.
cereal + noun
Cereal can act like an adjective to describe crops and products.
Cereal, noun से पहले आकर फ़सलों और उत्पादों का वर्णन कर सकता है।
- Punjab is a major cereal-growing state.
- The cereal crop was damaged by hail.
cereal vs serial
Cereal (grain food) is pronounced like 'serial' (a TV programme or series), but the spelling and meaning differ.
Cereal (अनाज) का उच्चारण 'serial' (धारावाहिक) जैसा है, पर वर्तनी और अर्थ अलग हैं।
- He watches a serial while eating cereal.
+Collocations 4
adjective + cereal
breakfastwhole-grainsugaryfortifiedpuffed
- Doctors advise children to avoid sugary breakfast cereal.
cereal + noun
cropgrainproductionbarbox
- Cereal production rose after a good monsoon.
verb + cereal
groweatpourharveststore
- Farmers in Haryana grow cereal on large fields.
types of cereal
wheatricemaizebarleymilletoats
- Bajra is a millet cereal grown in dry regions.
“More examples 5
- Radhika has a bowl of oat cereal and a banana for breakfast.
राधिका नाश्ते में जई का अनाज और एक केला खाती है।
- India is among the largest producers of cereals in the world.
भारत दुनिया में अनाज के सबसे बड़े उत्पादकों में से एक है।
- Cereal prices go up when the harvest fails.
फ़सल खराब होने पर अनाज के दाम बढ़ जाते हैं।
- Whole-grain cereal gives you fibre and keeps you full.
साबुत अनाज वाला cereal फ़ाइबर देता है और पेट भरा रखता है।
- The Food Corporation stores cereals in large godowns.
खाद्य निगम अनाज को बड़े गोदामों में रखता है।
!Common mistakes 3
✗ I ate a cereal for breakfast.
✓ I ate cereal for breakfast.
Breakfast cereal is uncountable, so it takes no 'a'.
नाश्ते का cereal uncountable है, इसलिए उसके साथ 'a' नहीं लगता।
✗ He eats serial with milk every day.
✓ He eats cereal with milk every day.
'Serial' means a story in parts; the grain food is spelt cereal.
'Serial' का अर्थ धारावाहिक है; अनाज वाले भोजन की वर्तनी 'cereal' है।
✗ The cereals is stored in the godown.
✓ The cereals are stored in the godown.
Cereals is plural and needs a plural verb.
'Cereals' plural है, इसलिए plural verb आती है।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
?Which word?
Homophone, asked very often: cereal (grain; breakfast food) and serial (a story in parts; arranged in a series: 'serial number') are both /ˈsɪəriəl/.
Homophone बहुत पूछा जाता है: cereal (अनाज; नाश्ते का भोजन) और serial (भागों में कहानी, धारावाहिक; क्रम में: 'serial number') दोनों /ˈsɪəriəl/ हैं।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Major cereals in India are rice, wheat, maize and millets; 2023 was the International Year of Millets.
भारत के प्रमुख अनाज चावल, गेहूँ, मक्का और मोटे अनाज हैं; 2023 अंतर्राष्ट्रीय मिलेट वर्ष था।