groats
/ɡroʊts/
noun
- Hulled grains, such as oats, wheat, or barley, that have been crushed or chopped but not finely ground.
- Buckwheat groats make a hearty breakfast when boiled with milk and honey.
- She cooked steel-cut oats, which are actually groats that have been chopped into pieces.
- The health food store sells barley groats for making porridge.