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groats

Meaningpieces of grain

Common meaning: hulled grain, especially oats

Journey through time

  1. Old Englishgrōtan‘pieces of grain’sourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishgrotessource
  3. Englishgroats‘hulled grain, especially oats’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.
  • US IPA: not available. Respelling: generated.

Origin: Built on Old English grōtan ‘pieces of grain’.

Roots

  • grōtan Old English “pieces of grain”

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