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roughage meaning in Tamil

ஐதுத்தீன

/ˈɹʌfɪd͡ʒ/

roughage in Tamil: ஐதுத்தீன, கரடு, கூளத்தீவனம், சக்கைத்தீவனம். In English, roughage means 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.

Tamil words for roughage

ஐதுத்தீன, கரடு, கூளத்தீவனம், சக்கைத்தீவனம், திப்பி, நார்த் தீவனம்

English meaning of roughage

  1. noun 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.
  2. noun Coarse or rough plant material such as hay and silage used as animal fodder.
  3. noun 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.

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What is the meaning of roughage in Tamil?
Roughage in Tamil is ஐதுத்தீன, கரடு, கூளத்தீவனம், சக்கைத்தீவனம்.
roughage என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Roughage: ஐதுத்தீன, கரடு, கூளத்தீவனம், சக்கைத்தீவனம்.
What does roughage mean in English?
Roughage means 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.

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Tamil words from Tamil Wiktionary: roughage (page history and authors). English meanings adapted from Wiktionary: roughage (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Tamil words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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