Roughage — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

coarse, indigestible plant food low in nutrients; its bulk stimulates intestinal peristalsis

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɹˈʌfɪdʒ/

🇬🇧British English

/ɹˈʌfɪdʒ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɹˈʌfɪdʒ/

2 syllables Say it as /ɹˈʌfɪdʒ/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

fiber

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Ballaststoffe

grobe, unverdauliche, nährstoffarme Pflanzennahrung; Seine Masse regt die Darmmotilität an

🇫🇷French

fourrage grossier

aliment végétal grossier et indigeste, pauvre en nutriments; son volume stimule le péristaltisme intestinal

🇪🇸Spanish

fibra celulósica

alimentos vegetales toscos, no digeribles y bajos en nutrientes; su volumen estimula la peristalsis intestinal

🇮🇹Italian

crusca

cibo vegetale grossolano e indigeribile a basso contenuto di sostanze nutritive; la sua massa stimola la peristalsi intestinale

🇳🇱Dutch

ruwvoer

grof, onverteerbaar plantaardig voedsel met weinig voedingsstoffen; de omvang ervan stimuleert de darmperistaltiek

🇵🇹Portuguese

forragem

alimentos vegetais grosseiros e indigestos, com baixo teor de nutrientes; seu volume estimula o peristaltismo intestinal

🇷🇺Russian

грубый корм

грубая, трудноперевариваемая растительная пища с низким содержанием питательных веществ; его объем стимулирует перистальтику кишечника

India

🇮🇳Hindi

चारा

पोषक तत्वों से भरपूर मोटे, अपाच्य पौधों का भोजन; इसका थोक आंतों के क्रमाकुंचन को उत्तेजित करता है

🇮🇳Tamil

முரட்டுத்தனமான

கரடுமுரடான, ஜீரணிக்க முடியாத தாவர உணவு ஊட்டச்சத்துக்கள் குறைவாக உள்ளது; அதன் மொத்தமானது குடல் பெரிஸ்டால்சிஸைத் தூண்டுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

కఠినమైన

ముతక, అజీర్ణం మొక్కల ఆహారం తక్కువ పోషకాలు; దాని బల్క్ పేగు పెరిస్టాల్సిస్‌ను ప్రేరేపిస్తుంది

🇮🇳Marathi

खडबडीत

खडबडीत, अपचनीय वनस्पती अन्न पोषक तत्व कमी; त्याचा मोठा भाग आतड्यांसंबंधी पेरिस्टॅलिसिसला उत्तेजित करतो

🇮🇳Gujarati

રફેજ

બરછટ, અજીર્ણ વનસ્પતિ ખોરાકમાં પોષક તત્વો ઓછા હોય છે; તેનો બલ્ક આંતરડાની પેરીસ્ટાલિસને ઉત્તેજિત કરે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಒರಟು

ಒರಟಾದ, ಜೀರ್ಣವಾಗದ ಸಸ್ಯ ಆಹಾರ ಕಡಿಮೆ ಪೋಷಕಾಂಶಗಳು; ಅದರ ಬೃಹತ್ ಪ್ರಮಾಣವು ಕರುಳಿನ ಪೆರಿಸ್ಟಲ್ಸಿಸ್ ಅನ್ನು ಉತ್ತೇಜಿಸುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പരുക്കൻ

നാടൻ, ദഹിക്കാത്ത സസ്യഭക്ഷണം പോഷകങ്ങൾ കുറവാണ്; അതിൻ്റെ ബൾക്ക് കുടൽ പെരിസ്റ്റാൽസിസിനെ ഉത്തേജിപ്പിക്കുന്നു

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮੋਟਾਪਾ

ਪੌਸ਼ਟਿਕ ਤੱਤਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਘੱਟ ਮੋਟੇ, ਅਚਨਚੇਤ ਪੌਦਿਆਂ ਦਾ ਭੋਜਨ; ਇਸਦੀ ਵੱਡੀ ਮਾਤਰਾ ਆਂਦਰਾਂ ਦੇ ਪੈਰੀਸਟਾਲਿਸਿਸ ਨੂੰ ਉਤੇਜਿਤ ਕਰਦੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

کھردری

موٹے، نا ہضم پودوں کی خوراک جس میں غذائی اجزاء کم ہوتے ہیں۔ اس کا بڑا حصہ آنتوں کے پرسٹالسس کو متحرک کرتا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

粗饲料

粗糙、难消化的植物性食物，营养成分低；它的体积刺激肠道蠕动

🇯🇵Japanese

粗飼料

栄養素が少なく、粗くて消化できない植物性食品。その量が腸の蠕動運動を刺激します

🇰🇷Korean

거친 음식 또는 사료

거칠고 소화가 잘 되지 않으며 영양소가 부족한 식물성 식품; 그 부피는 장 연동 운동을 자극합니다.

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thức ăn thô

thức ăn thực vật thô, khó tiêu, ít chất dinh dưỡng; số lượng lớn của nó kích thích nhu động ruột

🇹🇭Thai

อาหารหยาบ

อาหารจากพืชหยาบและย่อยไม่ได้ซึ่งมีสารอาหารต่ำ จำนวนมากช่วยกระตุ้นการบีบตัวของลำไส้

🇮🇩Indonesian

serat

makanan nabati yang kasar dan tidak dapat dicerna, rendah nutrisi; sebagian besarnya merangsang gerak peristaltik usus

🇵🇭Filipino

magaspang

magaspang, hindi natutunaw na pagkain ng halaman na mababa sa sustansya; ang bulk nito ay nagpapasigla sa bituka peristalsis

🇲🇾Malay

kasar

makanan tumbuhan yang kasar dan tidak boleh dihadam rendah nutrien; pukalnya merangsang peristalsis usus

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

نخالة

أغذية نباتية خشنة وغير قابلة للهضم وقليلة العناصر الغذائية؛ الجزء الأكبر منه يحفز التمعج المعوي

🇮🇷Persian

علوفه

غذای گیاهی درشت و غیرقابل هضم کم مواد مغذی؛ حجم آن باعث تحریک پریستالسیس روده می شود

🇹🇷Turkish

kaba yem

besin değeri düşük, kaba, sindirilmeyen bitki besinleri; hacmi bağırsak peristaltizmini uyarır

🇮🇱Hebrew

סוּבִּין

מזון צמחי גס ובלתי ניתן לעיכול דל בחומרים מזינים; נפחו ממריץ פריסטלטיקה של המעיים

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What is the primary definition of the word 'roughage'?

The primary meaning of 'roughage' is 'coarse, indigestible plant food low in nutrients; its bulk stimulates intestinal peristalsis'.

Which of the following sentences uses the word 'roughage' in a grammatically correct way?

Using 'roughage' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'roughage' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'roughage' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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