roughage

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roughage

/ˈɹʌfɪd͡ʒ/ US, UK

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From rough (“not smooth; crude, unrefined”) + -age (suffix forming nouns with the sense of appurtenance or collection).

noun roughages · ruffage

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.
Opposite: nonroughage
countable, uncountable Coarse or rough plant material such as hay and silage used as animal fodder.
Similar: roughness
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. I keep telling her not to eat all that roughage for brekky; prunes, bran, and baked beans.
Opposite: nonroughage

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noun coarse or rough plant material used as animal fodder

Deutsch	Raufutter

noun substances which are undigested when eaten by humans, and which therefore help the passage of food and waste through the alimentary tract — see also dietary fib

हिन्दी	रुक्षांश rukṣāñś, रफ़ेज rafej

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@misc{roughage_2026,
  title = {roughage},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/roughage},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}