wheat
sustantivoadjetivocorriente en diálogos
- //ˈwiːt//
- /[ˈwɪi̯t]/
- //ˈʍiːt//
- /[ˈʍɪi̯t] ~ [ˈw̥ɪi̯t]/
Any of the several cereal grains, of the genus Triticum, that yields flour as used in bakery.
sustantivo
- 1
Any of the several cereal grains, of the genus Triticum, that yields flour as used in bakery.
They bought a sack of wheat and a sack of rye with the intent to try their hand at milling and baking.
- 2
A light brown color, like that of wheat.
They debated the paint color options for the bathroom walls and settled on wheat.
- 3
Variante de wheat breadEllipsis of wheat bread
Customer: A tuna sandwich, please. Waiter: Sure, hon. You want that on white, wheat, or rye?
Etimología
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.
adjetivo
- 1
Wheaten, of a light brown color, like that of wheat.
Formas
- plural
- wheats
wheat · Any of the several cereal grains, of the genus Triticum, that yields flour as used in bakery.
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