groats
pronunciation
How to pronounce groats in British English:
UK [grəʊts]
How to pronounce groats in American English:
US [groʊts]
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- Noun:
- the hulled and crushed grain of various cereals
Word Origin
- groats
- groats: see grit
- groats (n.)
- "hulled grain coarsely ground or crushed; oatmeal," early 14c., from grot "piece, fragment," from Old English grot "particle," from same root as grit (n.). The word also meant "excrement in pellets" (mid-15c.).
Example
- 1. The church excommunicated him , and he gave them groats for pease , he excommunicated them .
- 2. We are currently one of the major companies which deal with the production and sales of among others , groats and rice on the polish market .