groats

[grohts]

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noun

(used with a singular or plural verb)

hulled grain, as wheat or oats, broken into fragments.
hulled kernels of oats, buckwheat, or barley.

groats

/ ɡ��əʊ�ٲ� /

plural noun

the hulled and crushed grain of oats, wheat, or certain other cereals
the parts of oat kernels used as food

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Word History and Origins

Origin of groats¹

before 1100; Middle English grotes (plural), Old English grot meal; akin to grits

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Word History and Origins

Origin of groats¹

Old English grot particle; related to grota fragment, as in meregrota pearl; see _grit , _grout

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Her salads run the gamut—apple with pecorino, lentils and radicchio; blueberry with oat groats, chicories and buttermilk; raw cabbage with ground cherries, cilantro, pepitas and lime.

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Compared to that, the emotional climax is a bowl of cold groats.

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They come from oat groats, the entire oat kernel, that are steamed and rolled.

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Shipping containers of Russian items - groats, weightlifting shoes, crypto mining gear, even pillows - arrive at U.S. ports almost every day.

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Shipping containers of Russian items — groats, weightlifting shoes, crypto mining gear, even pillows — arrive at U.S. ports almost every day.

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