Grout

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /ɡɹaÊŠt/
• Rhymes: -aÊŠt

Origin

From obsolete grewt, grut ("dirt, soul"), from Middle English grut, from Old English grūt ("dregs; coarse meal"), from Proto-Germanic *grūtą (compare Dutch gruit ("dregs"), German Grauß, Norwegian grut ("ground")), lengthening of Proto-Germanic *grutą.

Full definition of grout

Noun

1. A thin mortar used to fill the gaps between tiles and cavities in masonry.
2. (now rare) Coarse meal; groats.
3. (now rare) (typically used in the plural) Dregs, sediment.
• Charles Dickensgrouts of tea
4. (UK, obsolete) A kind of beer or ale.

Related terms

• groat
• grits
• gruel

Verb

1. To insert mortar between tiles.I spent the whole afternoon grouting the kitchen floor.