oat

plural irregular

A noun referring to a cereal grain or the plant that produces it, typically used as food for humans or fodder for animals, and most commonly encountered in its plural form 'oats'.

• 🇵🇹Substantivo que designa a planta cerealífera do gênero Avena ou o grão que ela produz, usado na alimentação humana e animal. Em português, o termo é mais comum no plural, "aveia".

1. Cereal plant A2 formal

   A type of annual grass native to Europe and North Africa, cultivated for its edible grains used as food for humans and fodder for animals.

   • The farmer planted a field of oats this spring.
   • Oats are a hardy crop that can grow in poor soil.
   • The horses were fed a diet of hay and oats.

   🇵🇹aveia

2. Edible grain A2 formal

   The seed of the oat plant, typically processed into rolled oats or oatmeal for human consumption.

   • She cooked a bowl of oatmeal for breakfast.
   • Oats are a good source of fiber and nutrients.
   • He added oats to the cookie recipe for extra texture.

   🇵🇹Aveia

• oats plural form
• oats' possessive plural form
• oat's possessive singular form