trail mix
trail mix noun: a blend of foods for snacking on the go, as during hikes, usually consisting of some combination of dried fruit, nuts, seeds, granola, and sometimes small candies, cereal, etc.
Noun
trail mix (countable and uncountable, plural trail mixes)
- A blend of foods for snacking on the go, as during hikes, usually consisting of some combination of dried fruit, nuts, seeds, granola, and sometimes small candies, cereal, etc.
- ORIGINALLY a highcalorie energy sustainer for extended hiking, trail mix started becoming very popular in the late 1960s. Affectionately nicknamed Gorp, the basic recipe has been modified to suit the different blood types.2000, Dr. Peter J. D'Adamo, Catherine Whitney, Cook Right 4 Your Type, Penguin, →ISBN
Synonyms of trail mix
Forms of trail mix
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Questions about trail mix
- What does trail mix mean?
- Trail mix means a blend of foods for snacking on the go, as during hikes, usually consisting of some combination of dried fruit, nuts, seeds, granola, and sometimes small candies, cereal, etc.
- What part of speech is trail mix?
- Trail mix is a noun.
- What is the plural of trail mix?
- The plural of trail mix is trail mixes.
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