noun
- a thin, crisp flake of breakfast cereal made from corn
Usage: usually used in plural form
Examples
- She poured a bowl of cornflakes and added milk for breakfast.
- Cornflakes are one of the most popular breakfast cereals in America.
- The recipe calls for crushed cornflakes as a coating for the chicken.
- My kids prefer cornflakes to oatmeal in the morning.
- Cornflakes have been a staple of American breakfasts since the early 1900s.