OATMEAL Meaning of OATMEAL in English ■ noun1》 meal made from ground oats and chiefly used in porridge or oatcakes. ↘ N. Amer. porridge made from ~ or rolled oats. 2》 a greyish-fawn colour flecked with brown. Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004