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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

grout

/ɡɹaʊt/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.83 in modern English

Syllables
grout
IPA
/ɡɹaʊt/
6
Scrabble Score
5
Letters
1
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A thin mortar used to fill the gaps between tiles and cavities in masonry.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Coarse meal; groats.

Archaic; Countable; Uncountable

noun

Dregs, sediment.

Archaic; Countable; Uncountable

noun

A kind of beer or ale.

British usage; Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

verb

To insert mortar between tiles.

Transitive verb

verb

To affix with mortar.

Transitive verb

name

A surname.

Example Sentences

Etymology

From Middle English growte, grut, from Old English grūt (“dregs; coarse meal”), from Proto-West Germanic *grūt, from Proto-Germanic *grūtą (compare Dutch gruit (“dregs”), German Grauß, Norwegian grut (“ground”)), lengthening of Proto-Germanic *grutą, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *gʰer- (“to grind, rub”). Related to grit.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *gʰer-, growte, grūt, *grūt, *grūtą, *grutą

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /ɡɹaʊt/
  • British English: /ɡɹaʊt/

Usage

Inflected Forms

grouts (plural) grewt (alternative) groute (alternative) grut (alternative) grouts (present, singular) grouting (participle, present) grouted (participle, past) grouted (past)

Derived Forms

grouter groutless groutlike grouty regrout

Phrases

grout float

Frequently Paired Words

groat grits gruel

Rhymes With

about out all-out without throughout doubt stake-out shout bout scout drought trout

Questions

How do you pronounce grout?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɡɹaʊt/.
What does grout mean?
A thin mortar used to fill the gaps between tiles and cavities in masonry.
Where does grout come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce grout

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