wheat
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wheat¹
- /ˈwiːt/
- [ˈwɪi̯t]
- /ˈʍiːt/
- [ˈʍɪi̯t] ~ [ˈw̥ɪi̯t]
Rhymes with -iːt
Where it comes from
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.
noun wheats · wheate
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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.
Similar: triticum
- A light brown color, like that of wheat. They debated the paint color options for the bathroom walls and settled on wheat.
- Ellipsis of wheat bread Customer: A tuna sandwich, please. Waiter: Sure, hon. You want that on white, wheat, or rye?
adjective wheate
- Wheaten, of a light brown color, like that of wheat.
Wheat²
Where it comes from
English surname, probably from the noun wheat. Another sense meaning "bold, active, brave" is derived from Old English hwettan (“to encourage, embolden, sharpen”).
proper noun Wheats
- A surname.
- A former community in Roane County, Tennessee, United States, now in the city of Oak Ridge.
- An unincorporated community in Wetzel County, West Virginia, United States.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: corn, wheat berry, durum, emmer, cereal, flour, barley, maize, grain, bread, dough, canola, cheese, crop, buckwheat, chaff
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noun colour
| Español | trigueño |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 小麦色 xiăomàisè |
| Kiswahili | rangi ya ngano |
noun grain
| Español | trigo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 밀 mil |
| 日本語 | 小麦 komugi |
| 中文 | 麥 /麦 mài, 小麥 /小麦 xiǎomài |
| हिन्दी | गेहूँ gehū̃ |
| Kiswahili | ngano |
| Português | trigo |
| Français | blé |
| Deutsch | Weizen |
| Italiano | frumento, grano |
| Ελληνικά | σιτάρι sitári |
| Română | grâu, grâne |
| Русский | пшени́ца pšeníca |
| Tiếng Việt | lúa mì |
| العربية | قَمْح qamḥ, حِنْطَة ḥinṭa, بُرّ burr |
| עברית | חִיטָּה khitá |
adj colour
| Español | trigueño |
|---|---|
| Português | atrigado |
| Français | beige clair |
| Deutsch | weizenfarben |
| Română | de culoarea grâului |
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title = {wheat},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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