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granola bar

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

Noun

granola bar (plural granola bars)

  1. A confection consisting of granola and sweeteners pressed and baked into a bar shape.
    • 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.1978 July 29, “Nutritionists say granola bars too high in sugar to be snacks”, in The Globe and Mail, →ISSN, page 12
    • 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.1985 July 1, Martin Friedman, “New Product Watch”, in Adweek, page 22

Forms of granola bar

pluralgranola bars

Origin of granola bar

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

Questions about granola bar

What does granola bar mean?
Granola bar means a confection consisting of granola and sweeteners pressed and baked into a bar shape.
What part of speech is granola bar?
Granola bar is a noun.
What is the plural of granola bar?
The plural of granola bar is granola bars.

Words near granola bar in the dictionary

  1. granofilosean
  2. granofiloseans
  3. granogabbro
  4. granogabbroic
  5. granola
  6. granola bar
  7. granola bars
  8. granola mom
  9. granola moms
  10. granola-head
  11. granola-heads

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