English Explanatory Dictionary

wheat bread

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun

Ellipsis of whole-wheat bread.
Any bread made from wheat flour, as contrasted with nonwheat flours.

Word forms

wheat bread wheat breads

Etymology

From Middle English whete bred, equivalent to wheat + bread. Compare German Weizenbrot, Danish hvedebrød, Swedish vetebröd, Icelandic hveitibrauð.

Synonyms

brown bread

Related words

wheatbread wheat

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