Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

groat

/ɡɹoʊt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.11 in modern English

Syllables: groat
IPA: /ɡɹoʊt/

6

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Hulled grain, chiefly hulled oats.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Any of various old coins of England and Scotland.

Archaic

noun

Any of various old coins of England and Scotland.

Archaic

noun

Any of various old coins of England and Scotland.

Archaic

noun

A proverbial small sum; a whit or jot.

name

Example Sentences

"The Widdow that hath but a pan of braſſe, And ſcarſe a houſe to hide her head, Sometimes no penny to buy her bread, Muſt pay her Landlord many a groat, Or twil be puld out of her throat:"
"The needy groom, that never finger'd groat, Would make a miracle of thus much coin …"

Etymology

From Middle English grot, from Old English grot, from Proto-West Germanic *grot, from Proto-Germanic *grutą, related to *greutą. More at grit, grout.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: grot, *grot, *grutą, groot, grautr, -

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɡɹoʊt/
British English: /ɡɹəʊt/

Usage

Inflected Forms

groats (plural)

Derived Forms

groaty grotty groatless groatsworth shovegroat slidegroat

Phrases

Embden groats

Frequently Paired Words

grit grits grout grouts gruel meal semolina Margaret

Synonyms

fourpence

Rhymes With

vote wrote note boat promote quote remote coat throat goat float devote

Questions

How do you pronounce groat?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɡɹoʊt/.
What does groat mean?: Hulled grain, chiefly hulled oats.
Where does groat come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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