English Explanatory Dictionary

wheat

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of the several cereal grains, of the genus Triticum, that yields flour as used in bakery.
  2. A light brown color, like that of wheat.
  3. Ellipsis of wheat bread
adj
  1. Wheaten, of a light brown color, like that of wheat.
name
  1. A surname.
  2. A former community in Roane County, Tennessee, United States, now in the city of Oak Ridge.
  3. An unincorporated community in Wetzel County, West Virginia, United States.

Pronunciation

/ˈwiːt/ [ˈwɪi̯t] en-us-wheat.ogg En-uk-wheat.ogg /ˈʍiːt/ [ˈʍɪi̯t] ~ [ˈw̥ɪi̯t]

Word forms

wheat wheats wheate

Etymology

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, Icelandic hveiti), from *hwītaz (“white”). More at white.

Synonyms

triticum

Related words

white aleurone bulgur dermatitis herpetiformis einkorn wheat emmer farina flour frumentaceous frumenty leghorn panipuri semolina spelt tabbouleh udon zein

Derived words

bread of wheat bread wheat buckwheat bulgur wheat club wheat common wheat cone wheat Triticum turgidum subsp. turgidum syn. Triticum turgidum) cow-wheat cracked wheat cracked-wheat cream of wheat dog wheat durum wheat English wheat Triticum turgidum subsp. turgidum German wheat good as wheat in the bin Guinea wheat hard red spring wheat hard red winter wheat hard wheat hard white wheat hulled wheat Indian dwarf wheat Indian wheat Khorasan wheat macaroni wheat Marquis wheat mummy wheat never eat soggy wheat pasta wheat Persian wheat Polish wheat Triticum turgidum subsp. polonicum syn. Triticum polonicum) poulard wheat puffed wheat rivet wheat Triticum turgidum subsp. turgidum Russian wheat aphid separate the wheat from the chaff shot wheat shredded wheat soft red winter wheat soft wheat soft white wheat sort the wheat from the chaff spelt wheat spring wheat starch wheat Turkey wheat wheat and chessboard problem wheat bag wheat beer Wheatbelt wheat belt wheat bisk wheat bread wheat bug wheatear wheat-eddish wheat-eel

Translations

Bulgarian: жито Chinese Mandarin: 小麦色 Czech: pšeničná Finnish: vehnänkeltainen Galician: flavo Ido: frumentea Central Kurdish: گەنم ڕەنگ Marathi: गह्वाळ Persian: گندمی Polish: kolor pszenicy Spanish: trigueño Swahili: rangi ya ngano Telugu: గోధుమ రంగు
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