groats

American  

[grohts] / groʊts /

noun

(used with a singular or plural verb)

1. hulled grain, as wheat or oats, broken into fragments.

2. hulled kernels of oats, buckwheat, or barley.

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groats British  

/ ɡrəʊts /

plural noun

1. the hulled and crushed grain of oats, wheat, or certain other cereals

2. the parts of oat kernels used as food

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Etymology

Origin of groats

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

Example Sentences

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.

From Salon

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

From New York Times

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

From Washington Post

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

From Washington Times

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

From Seattle Times