Standard Lemma guide

oatmeal

adj · noun · 6 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • General-American: /ˈoʊtmil/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈəʊtmiːl/
  • obsolete: /ˈɒtmiːl/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: OW1 T M IY2 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of a light greyish brown colour, like that of oatmeal.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

Meal made from rolled or round oats.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A breakfast cereal made from rolled oats, cooked in milk or water.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: porridge

Antonyms: none provided

4

noun

Meaning 4

A light greyish brown colour, like that of oatmeal.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

meal made from rolled or ground oats

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: rolled oats

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: meal

6

noun

Meaning 6

porridge made of rolled oats

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: burgoo

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: porridge

History

Etymology

From Middle English otemele, from ote (“oat”) + mele (“meal, coarse-ground grains”). Equivalent to oat + meal.

Across languages

Translations

85 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: kaurapuuronharmaa — colour
  • Polish: jasnoszarobrązowy — colour
  • Afrikaans: hawermout — meal — see also rolled oats
  • Chinese Cantonese: 燕麥片 /燕麦片 — meal — see also rolled oats
  • Chinese Mandarin: 燕麥片 /燕麦片 (yànmàipiàn) — meal — see also rolled oats
  • Danish: havregryn — meal — see also rolled oats
  • Dutch: havervlokken — meal — see also rolled oats
  • Dutch: havermout — meal — see also rolled oats
  • Esperanto: avenkaĉo — meal — see also rolled oats
  • Faroese: havrimjøl — meal — see also rolled oats
  • Finnish: kaurahiutaleet — meal — see also rolled oats
  • French: flocons d'avoine — meal — see also rolled oats
  • Galician: afreitas — meal — see also rolled oats
  • German: Haferflocken — meal — see also rolled oats
  • Hungarian: zabpehely — meal — see also rolled oats
  • Icelandic: haframjöl — meal — see also rolled oats
  • Irish: min choirce — meal — see also rolled oats
  • Japanese: オートミール (ōtomīru) — meal — see also rolled oats
  • Korean: 오트밀 (oteumil) — meal — see also rolled oats
  • Manx: meinn chorkey — meal — see also rolled oats
  • Māori: ōtimira — meal — see also rolled oats
  • Mapudungun: kawella winka — meal — see also rolled oats
  • Navajo: taaskaal — meal — see also rolled oats
  • Norwegian: havregrøt — meal — see also rolled oats
  • Ojibwe: daataagwa'igan — meal — see also rolled oats
  • Old English: brīw — meal — see also rolled oats
  • Polish: płatki owsiane — meal — see also rolled oats
  • Portuguese: farinha de aveia — meal — see also rolled oats
  • Romanian: făină de ovăz — meal — see also rolled oats
  • Russian: овсяны́е хло́пья (ovsjanýje xlópʹja) — meal — see also rolled oats
  • Scots: havermeal — meal — see also rolled oats
  • Scottish Gaelic: min-choirce — meal — see also rolled oats
  • Scottish Gaelic: aran-coirce — meal — see also rolled oats
  • Spanish: harina de avena — meal — see also rolled oats
  • Swedish: havregryn — meal — see also rolled oats
  • Taos: ùdmiléna — meal — see also rolled oats
  • Turkish: yulaf — meal — see also rolled oats
  • Ukrainian: вівся́нка (vivsjánka) — meal — see also rolled oats
  • Welsh: blawd ceirch — meal — see also rolled oats
  • Afrikaans: hawermoutpap — breakfast cereal — see also porridge
  • Catalan: civada — breakfast cereal — see also porridge
  • Chechen: худар (xudar) — breakfast cereal — see also porridge
  • Chinese Cantonese: 麥皮 /麦皮 (mak6 pei4) — breakfast cereal — see also porridge
  • Chinese Mandarin: 燕麥粥 /燕麦粥 (yànmàizhōu) — breakfast cereal — see also porridge
  • Danish: havregrød — breakfast cereal — see also porridge
  • Dutch: havervlokkenpap — breakfast cereal — see also porridge
  • Dutch: havermoutpap — breakfast cereal — see also porridge
  • Esperanto: avenkaĉo — breakfast cereal — see also porridge
  • Finnish: kaurapuuro — breakfast cereal — see also porridge
  • French: flocons d'avoine — breakfast cereal — see also porridge
  • French: gruau — breakfast cereal — see also porridge
  • Galician: papa — breakfast cereal — see also porridge
  • Galician: papas de avea — breakfast cereal — see also porridge
  • Galician: afreitas — breakfast cereal — see also porridge
  • German: Haferbrei — breakfast cereal — see also porridge
  • Greenlandic: issingigassaat — breakfast cereal — see also porridge
  • Hebrew: גריסין — breakfast cereal — see also porridge
  • Hebrew: קוואקר (qváqer) — breakfast cereal — see also porridge
  • Hungarian: zabkása — breakfast cereal — see also porridge
  • Icelandic: hafragrautur — breakfast cereal — see also porridge
  • Irish: leite mhine coirce — breakfast cereal — see also porridge
  • Irish: brachán coirce — breakfast cereal — see also porridge
  • Navajo: taaskaal — breakfast cereal — see also porridge
  • Norwegian Bokmål: havregrøt — breakfast cereal — see also porridge
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: havregraut — breakfast cereal — see also porridge
  • Old English: brīw — breakfast cereal — see also porridge
  • Plautdietsch: Howajrett — breakfast cereal — see also porridge
  • Polish: owsianka — breakfast cereal — see also porridge
  • Portuguese: mingau de aveia — breakfast cereal — see also porridge
  • Romanian: terci de ovăz — breakfast cereal — see also porridge
  • Russian: овсяна́я ка́ша (ovsjanája káša) — breakfast cereal — see also porridge
  • Russian: овся́нка (ovsjánka) — breakfast cereal — see also porridge
  • Scottish Gaelic: min-choirce — breakfast cereal — see also porridge
  • Scottish Gaelic: lite — breakfast cereal — see also porridge
  • Slovene: ovsena kaša — breakfast cereal — see also porridge
  • Southern Altai: сулачы (sulačï) — breakfast cereal — see also porridge
  • Spanish: avena — breakfast cereal — see also porridge
  • Swedish: havregrynsgröt — breakfast cereal — see also porridge
  • Turkish: yulaf lapası — breakfast cereal — see also porridge
  • Ukrainian: вівся́на ка́ша (vivsjána káša) — breakfast cereal — see also porridge
  • Ukrainian: вівся́нка (vivsjánka) — breakfast cereal — see also porridge
  • Vietnamese: cháo bột yến mạch — breakfast cereal — see also porridge
  • Welsh: uwd — breakfast cereal — see also porridge
  • French: grège — colour
  • Polish: kolor jasnoszarobrązowy — colour