emmer
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emmer¹
- /ˈɛmə/ UK
- /ˈɛmɚ/ US
Rhymes with -ɛmə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
First used in 1908; borrowed from German Emmer (compare the obsolescent related German synonym Amelkorn, whence English amelcorn).
noun emmers
- Any member of the species Triticum dicoccum, one of a group of hulled wheats that are important food grains. Emmer Wheat or Farro Emmer wheat, T. turgidum dicoccum, was probably the second wheat to be cultivated. It grew in warmer climates than einkorn, and became the most important cultivated form from the Near East through northern Africa and Europe until early Roman times, when it was superseded by duru
Emmer²
Where it comes from
* As a German surname, from the noun Emmer (“grain”).
* Also as a German surname, from the adjective eben (“smooth, even”) + the suffix -er.
* As a Dutch surname, from the personal name Emmert, from the old Germanic name Emhard, see Emmert. Or, from the name Egmar, from *aggju (“sharp point of a sword”) + *mārī (“famous”).
* Also as a Dutch surname, from the noun emmer (“bucket”).
proper noun Emmers
- A surname
Translations
Every language
noun Triticum dicoccon
| Español | farro, trigo almidonero |
|---|---|
| Português | farro |
| Français | amidonnier |
| Deutsch | Emmer, Zweikorn |
| Italiano | farro dicocco, farro medio |
| Русский | э́ммер émmer, пшени́ца двузерня́нка pšeníca dvuzernjánka |
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