wheat

nomadjectifcourant dans les dialogues

//ˈwiːt//
/[ˈwɪi̯t]/
//ˈʍiːt//
/[ˈʍɪi̯t] ~ [ˈw̥ɪi̯t]/

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

nom

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?

Étymologie

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.

adjectif

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

Formes

pluriel: wheats

whatever · A thing or person whose actual name is unknown or forgotten.whatnot · A small unspecified object; bric-a-brac (in plural).whatsoever · Whatever.

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

Wheat · A surname.whee · An expression of pleasure or enjoyment, mostly from rapid…wheel · A circular device capable of rotating on its axis,…

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