barley

CEFRB2

/ˈbɑɹli/

noun

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A grain used for food, animal feed, and making drinks.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A village in Hertfordshire, England.

Examples

  • Having run the race, Jane had two glasses of barley tea.

  • Can you tell wheat from barley?

At a glance

Sits at B2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
4
Parts of speech
1

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noun

Extra meanings

  1. The seed of Job's tears. (Coix lacryma-jobi)

  2. A cereal of the species Hordeum vulgare, or its grains, often used as food or to make beer and other malted drinks.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English barly, barli, from Old English bærlīċ (“barley-like”, adjective) (later referring to barley itself and grain crops of similar appearance), from bere (“barley”) (compare Scots bere (“six-rowed barley”)), from Proto-Germanic *baraz (compare Old Norse barr), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰers- (“spike, prickle”). Equivalent to bere + -ly. See English brew.