Meanings
adjectivemultigrain (not comparable)
alternative multi-grain
- not comparableContaining multiple types of grain, usually in processed form.
In fact, Quaker research found that “about 30 percent of consumers are looking for a different texture, a different variety, than oatmeal can deliver,” he added. Quaker’s new multigrain cereal delivers that, he said.
2007 September 10, Stuart Elliott, “Hot Cereal, Hey, It’s All Natural”, in New York Times
Origin
- Proto-Italic*moltos
- Latinmultus
- Latinmultī
- Middle Englishmulti-
- Englishmulti-
- Latingrānum
- Old Frenchgrain
- Middle Englishgreyn
- Englishgrain
- Englishmultigrain
Translations
Finnish monijyväinen
- monijyväinencontaining multiple types of grain
Māori patarau
- pataraucontaining multiple types of grain
Swedish flerkorn
- flerkorncontaining multiple types of grain
Cite this entry
APA
multigrain. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multigrain
MLA
“multigrain.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multigrain. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “multigrain,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/multigrain.
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