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oat

/əʊt/

Meanings
  • noun

    A cereal grain, usually in the form of flakes or rolled grains, made from the seed of the oat plant.

    - "I like to eat oatmeal for breakfast."
    - "Oats are rich in fiber and protein."
    - "He spilled his oats during lunch."

Pronunciation




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Rhymes
Words rhyming with oat
goat , coat , moat , boat
Variants
List of all variants of oat that leads to same result
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Forms
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oats, oatmeal, rolled oats, steel-cut oats


Etymology
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The Old English word for oat was 'aete', which comes from the Proto-Germanic word 'aubo'. The word 'oat' is related to the word 'avene', which means 'to move' or 'to go'.


Trivia
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  1. Oats are the oldest known cultivated cereal grain.

  2. Oats contain more protein than any other major cereal grain.

  3. Oats were once used as currency in Europe.


Related Concepts
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  1. Avena sativa: The scientific name for the common oat plant.

  2. Oat mill: A mill used to process oats into various forms, such as flour or oatmeal.


Culture
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Oats have been an important crop since ancient times. They were first domesticated in the Neolithic period and have been used for food, animal feed, and industrial purposes ever since. Oats are particularly famous for their use in making oatmeal and oatcakes, which are popular in many cultures.

How to Memorize "oat"

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  3. mnemonics

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