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trail mixes

trail mixes is the plural of trail mix.

Meaning of trail mix

Noun

trail mix (countable and uncountable, plural trail mixes)

  1. 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:
    gorp, scroggin

Questions about trail mixes

What is trail mixes the plural of?
Trail mixes is the plural of trail mix.

Words near trail mixes in the dictionary

  1. trail hunting
  2. trail hunts
  3. trail map
  4. trail maps
  5. trail mix
  6. trail mixes
  7. trail name
  8. trail names
  9. trail net
  10. trail nets
  11. trail of tears

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