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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesavena
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /aˈvɛ.na/
"L'avena è ricca di fibre."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A hardy cereal plant that tolerates poor soils, cultivated for its edible seeds.
"The farmer harvested the field of oats before the autumn frost." - 2
The grain of this plant, used as food for humans and livestock.
"She eats a warm bowl of oats every morning for breakfast."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Old English 'āte', meaning oat, of Germanic origin. Historically, it traces back to Proto-Germanic '*aitjōn-', though its ultimate Indo-European root remains uncertain.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Oat" is said worldwide
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avoine
Transliteration: /a.vwan/
"Les chevaux mangent de l'avoine."
Hafer
Transliteration: /ˈhaːfɐ/
"Hafer ist ein gesundes Getreide."
avena
Transliteration: /aˈvɛ.na/
"L'avena è ricca di fibre."
avena
Transliteration: /aˈβe.na/
"Desayuno avena todas las mañanas."
aveia
Transliteration: /aˈvɐj.ɐ/
"A aveia faz muito bem para a saúde."
جаई
Transliteration: jai
Script: जई
"जई स्वास्थ्य के लिए बहुत अच्छी होती है।"
燕麦
Transliteration: yànmài
"燕麦是一种营养丰富的谷物。"
귀리
Transliteration: guiri
"아침마다 귀리를 먹습니다."
エンバク
Transliteration: enbaku
"オーツ麦は健康的な食品です。"
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