roughage
Originally, garbage, rubbish, or wasteOriginally (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.
» Roughage is that part of food the body can't digest.
Ballaststoffe sind diejenigen Bestandteile der Nahrung, die der Körper nicht verdauen kann.
Meaning
3 senses(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.
(countable, uncountable)Coarse or rough plant material such as hay and silage used as animal fodder.
Raufutter
(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.
- coarse, indigestible plant food low in nutrients; its bulk stimulates intestinal peristalsis
Examples
2 sentencesRoughage is that part of food the body can't digest.
deBallaststoffe sind diejenigen Bestandteile der Nahrung, die der Körper nicht verdauen kann. — Alois
Roughage is the part of food the body can't digest.
deBallaststoffe sind diejenigen Bestandteile der Nahrung, die der Körper nicht verdauen kann. — Alois
Translations
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Origin
From rough (“not smooth; crude, unrefined”) + -age (suffix forming nouns with the sense ofFrom rough (“not smooth; crude, unrefined”) + -age (suffix forming nouns with the sense of appurtenance or collection).
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Forms
plural: roughagesSynonyms
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