roughage

Senso (Inglese)

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.

Concetti

crusca

foraggio grossolano

fibra alimentare

fibra

foraggio

vegetazione per pascolo

sinonimi

fiber

coarse fare

feed

grazing

hay

staple

staple fibre

string

🪢

staple fiber

fibre

lare

dietary fiber

cellulose

dietary fibre

dietary fiber

Traduzioni

Rauhfutter

fourrage grossier

forraje

forraje grosero

forragem grosseira

Ballaststoffe

أعلاف خشنة

Weideland

βοσκότοπος

fibra

πίτουρα

τροφή όχι θρεπτική

βόσκηση

βοσκή

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/ˈɹʌfɪd͡ʒ/

Etimologia (Inglese)

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