Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

cheerios

/ˈt͡ʃɪɹ.i.oʊz/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.77 in modern English

Syllables: chee-rios
IPA: /ˈt͡ʃɪɹ.i.oʊz/

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A toroidal toasted oat cereal made by General Mills.

noun

plural of Cheerio

noun

plural of cheerio

Etymology

Introduced on May 2, 1941, as “Cheerioats”: cheery + oats. The name was shortened to “Cheerios” on December 2, 1945, after a competing cereal manufacturer, Quaker Oats, claimed to hold the rights to use the term oats.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈt͡ʃɪɹ.i.oʊz/
British English: /ˈtʃɪəɹ.i.əʊz/

Phrases

Cheerios effect piss in someone's Cheerios shit in someone's Cheerios

Questions

How do you pronounce cheerios?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈt͡ʃɪɹ.i.oʊz/.
What does cheerios mean?: A toroidal toasted oat cereal made by General Mills.
Where does cheerios come from?: Introduced on May 2, 1941, as “Cheerioats”: cheery + oats. The name was shortened to “Cheerios” on December 2, 1945, after a competing cereal manufacturer, Quaker Oats, claimed to hold the rights to use the term oats.

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