Grate
/ɡreɪt/noun
To reduce food to small shreds by being rubbed against a rough surface.
Did you know?The word 'grate' has its roots in the Latin 'gratus', meaning 'pleasing', which aligns with the delightful transformation of food into something more suitable for consumption through grating.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*gʷer-
“to praise or to be pleasing.”
Latin
Latin
gratus
“pleasing, thankful.”
Old French
Old French
grater
“to scrape, to grate.”
Middle English
Middle English
grate
“to scrape or rub against a rough surface.”
Modern English
English
grate
“to shred food by rubbing it against a rough surface.”