roughage

Signification (Anglais)

1. (countable, uncountable) Originally (archaic), garbage, rubbish, or waste; later (agriculture) the portions of a crop which are discarded, such as husks, stalks, etc.; also, agricultural waste such as weeds.
2. (countable, uncountable) Coarse or rough plant material such as hay and silage used as animal fodder.
3. (countable, uncountable) Substances, generally of plant origin, consisting mostly of complex carbohydrates which are undigested when eaten by humans, and which therefore help the passage of food and waste through the alimentary tract; dietary fibre.

Concepts

fourrage grossier

fibre

fourrage

pâturage

pâture

Synonymes

fiber

coarse fare

feed

grazing

hay

staple

staple fibre

string

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staple fiber

fibre

lare

dietary fiber

cellulose

dietary fibre

dietary fiber

Traductions

Rauhfutter

forraje grosero

crusca

forragem grosseira

forraje

Ballaststoffe

أعلاف خشنة

foraggio grossolano

fibra alimentare

Weideland

πίτουρα

τροφή όχι θρεπτική

βόσκηση

βοσκότοπος

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈɹʌfɪd͡ʒ/

Étymologie (Anglais)

From rough (“not smooth; crude, unrefined”) + -age (suffix forming nouns with the sense of appurtenance or collection).