groat

1 of 2

noun (1)

ˈgrōt 

1

usually plural in form but singular or plural in construction : hulled grain broken into fragments larger than grits

2

: a grain (as of oats) exclusive of the hull

groat

2 of 2

noun (2)

: an old British coin worth four pennies

Examples of groat in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Noun

These oats need a little less cooking time than whole oat groats. —Taylor Tobin, Southern Living, 11 Feb. 2026

Made from the groats of different wheat species, especially durum wheat, a cup of dry cereal contains more than half the DV of fiber for adults. —Joy Emeh, Health, 9 Feb. 2026

Instant oatmeal: Steamed, rolled, cut, and transformed into breakfast in a jiffy, these pre-cooked oat groats carry a high glycemic load. —Randi Gollin, Martha Stewart, 18 Jan. 2026

The remaining kernel is known as the groat, says Leslie Bonci, a sports dietitian for the Kansas City Chiefs and founder of Active Eating Advice. —Daryl Austin, USA Today, 9 May 2025

Compared to steel-cut oats (Irish or Scottish), oats groats (whole grain seed with the husk removed) have been chopped or sliced into smaller pieces. —Karina Tolentino, Verywell Health, 4 Nov. 2024

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English grotes, going back to Old English grotan, masculine weak plural, presumably a variant of the neuter noun grot "particle, whit" (also glossing Latin pollis "finely ground flour"), probably going back to Germanic *gruta-, noun derivative of *greutan- "to grind, crush" — more at grit entry 1

Note: Old English grotan is corrected from the manuscript form gratan, which occurs only once. Forms in other Germanic languages directly comparable to *gruta- appear to be lacking.

Noun (2)

Middle English groot, from Middle Dutch

First Known Use

Noun (1)

12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (2)

14th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for groat

• bloat
• boat
• choate
• coat
• cote
• dote
• float
• gloat
• goat
• haute
• moat
• mote

Kids Definition

groat

1 of 2 noun

ˈgrōt 

1

: hulled grain broken into fragments larger than grits

—usually used in plural

buckwheat groats

2

: a grain (as of oats) without the hull

groat

2 of 2 noun

: a formerly used British coin worth four pennies

Etymology

Noun

Old English grotan, plural of grot

Noun

Middle English groot "coin"; of Dutch origin