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avoine

oat, oats

noun ah-VWAN Rare
Food & Drink Ingredients

Origin: From Old French 'aveine', from Latin 'avena'.

Usage Note

Avoine is usually used in the singular in French to refer to the grain or crop collectively, though des avoines can refer to fields of oats. Flocons d'avoine (rolled oats) are popular for porridge, and lait d'avoine (oat milk) has become a widespread term. The expression paille d'avoine refers to oat straw.

Examples

"Il mange des flocons d'avoine chaque matin."

Natural Translation

He eats rolled oats every morning.

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