muesli

noun

: a breakfast cereal of Swiss origin consisting of rolled oats, nuts, and fruit

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This traditional muesli is far different from the muesli sometimes found in the US, which is more of a dry cereal-granola hybrid. Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 24 Feb. 2026 My go-to parfait is this yogurt, topped with muesli or granola, apple butter, and a quick dollop of maple syrup. Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 Jan. 2026 Breakfast is a huge spread of mueslis, cured meats, cheeses, South Tyrol fruit, cakes, bread, and even multiple local honeys. Grainne McBride, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 Jan. 2026 There’s a proper breakfast back at the lodge, with a choice of lighter bites like fresh fruit, chia seed pudding, and muesli, or something more substantial, such as eggs Florentine. Heather Richardson, Travel + Leisure, 8 Dec. 2025 See All Example Sentences for muesli

Word History

Etymology

borrowed from Swiss German Müesli, diminutive of Mues "soft food, mush, pulp," going back to Old High German muos, going back to West Germanic *mōsa- "food, soft food" (whence Old Saxon, Old English & Old Frisian mōs "food, prepared food"), probably from *mōt-, lengthened grade derivative of *mati- "food" + a suffixal -t- — more at meat

First Known Use

1939, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of muesli was in 1939

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“Muesli.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/muesli. Accessed 6 May. 2026.

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