Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

granola bar

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.98 in modern English

Syllables: gra-nola bar
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A confection consisting of granola and sweeteners pressed and baked into a bar shape.

Example Sentences

"John Herrick, chairman of the board of General Mills Canada Ltd. which makes Nature Valley Granola Bars, said you need a little sugar for energy. If you took the sugar out of everything, life would be very dull."
"If your mental image of a granola bar is a dry, crunchy, relatively tasteless blend of rolled oats and a few raisins, you haven't stopped by the ever-expanding snack bar section lately."
"Let's compare a candy bar and a granola bar. A chocolate bar with almonds (1 1/2-ounce size) has 18 grams of sugar, and a granola bar has 6 grams of sugar."
"Granola bars, breakfast bars and cereal bars, which are referred to collectively as "snack bars," are part of a food category that's grown 5 per cent a year since 2005 and is worth an estimated $720-million in Canada"

Etymology

From granola + bar. Attested since the late twentieth century.

Inflected Forms

granola bars (plural)

Phrases

energy bar fiber bar protein bar

Frequently Paired Words

energy bar fiber bar protein bar

Questions

What does granola bar mean?: A confection consisting of granola and sweeteners pressed and baked into a bar shape.
Where does granola bar come from?: From granola + bar. Attested since the late twentieth century.

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