wheat

CEFRB1

/ˈwiːt/

noun · adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A grain used to make flour, bread, and other foods.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A light brown color, like that of wheat.

Examples

  • Americans eat lots of wheat, rye, and other grains.

  • How much wheat does each field yield?

At a glance

Sits at B1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Synonyms
1

Also pronounced

  • [ˈwɪi̯t]
  • [ˈʍɪi̯t] ~ [ˈw̥ɪi̯t]

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. Ellipsis of wheat bread

  2. Any of the several cereal grains, of the genus Triticum, that yields flour as used in bakery.

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. Wheaten, of a light brown color, like that of wheat.

More examples

In context

  • Can you tell wheat from barley?

  • Customer: A tuna sandwich, please. Waiter: Sure, hon. You want that on white, wheat, or rye?

  • They bought a sack of wheat and a sack of rye with the intent to try their hand at milling and baking.

Synonyms

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The farmer harvested the golden blank, a cereal grain that is the main ingredient for bread.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English whete, from Old English hwǣte, from Proto-West Germanic *hwaitī, from Proto-Germanic *hwaitijaz (compare West Frisian weet, Dutch weit, Low German Weten, German Weizen, Danish hvede, Swedish vete, Norwegian Bokmål hvete, Norwegian Nynorsk kveite, Faroese and Icelandic hveiti), from *hwītaz (“white”). More at white.