grater
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grater¹
- /ˈɡɹeɪtə/ UK
- /ˈɡɹeɪtɚ/ US
Sounds like greater · Rhymes with -eɪtə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
From Old French grateor. See grate.
By surface analysis, grate (“to scrape, etc.”) + -er.
noun graters
- a tool with which one grates, especially foods such as cheese, to facilitate getting small particles or shreds off a solid lump I'm making coleslaw; do you know where the grater is?
Grater²
Where it comes from
Two main origins:
* From Old French grateor (“one who grates”), hence possibly an occupational surname for a furbisher.
* Borrowed from German Gräter, an occupational surname for a worker in a granary or warehouse, from Middle High German grede (“granary, warehouse”).
proper noun Graters
- A surname.
Translations
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noun a tool with which one grates
| Español | rallador, ralladora |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 강판 gangpan |
| 日本語 | 卸し金 oroshigane |
| 中文 | 礤床 cǎchuáng, 擦子 cǎzi, 擦菜板 cǎcàibǎn, 礤 cǎ |
| हिन्दी | कद्दूकस kaddūkas |
| Português | ralador |
| Français | râpe |
| Deutsch | Reibe, Küchenreibe |
| Italiano | grattugia |
| Ελληνικά | τρίφτης tríftis |
| Română | răzătoare |
| Русский | тёрка tjórka |
| Tiếng Việt | bàn mài |
| العربية | مِبْشَرَة mibšara |
| עברית | פֻּמְפִּיָּה, מגרדת, מגרדה, מגררת |
Talk about this word "grater." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/grater. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. grater. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/grater "grater." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/grater.Cite this
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