roughage

(Engels)

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.

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/ˈɹʌfɪd͡ʒ/

Etymologie (Engels)

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

Concepten

voeder

begrazing

Synoniemen

fiber

coarse fare

feed

grazing

hay

staple

staple fibre

string

🪢

staple fiber

fibre

lare

dietary fiber

cellulose

dietary fibre

dietary fiber

Vertalingen

Rauhfutter

forragem grosseira

Ballaststoffe

fibra alimentare

forraje

forraje grosero

fourrage grossier

أعلاف خشنة

crusca

foraggio grossolano

pasza objętościowa

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