Word a Day
hay
What does hay mean?
hay (noun): grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce hay?
/heɪ/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does hay come from?
From Middle English hey, from Old English hīeġ, from Proto-West Germanic *hawi, from Proto-Germanic *hawją, from *hawwaną (“to hew, cut down”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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What does “hay” mean?
grass cut and dried for use as animal fodder
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