wholemeal

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wholemeal

/ˈhoʊlmiːl/
[ˈhɔʊɫmiəɫ]

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From whole + meal.

adjective

not comparable, of bread or flour Containing or made from the whole grain, including the bran.
Similar: wholegrain
not comparable, often, specifically, of bread or flour Whole-wheat.
Similar: wholegrain

noun wholemeals

countable, uncountable Meal (flour) milled from the whole grain (including the bran): wholemeal flour.
countable, often, specifically, uncountable Whole-wheat flour. Many varieties of wholemeals are made and all wholemeals have been popular for many years. Now, however, the stone-ground meals are coming into favour […]

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@misc{wholemeal_2026,
  title = {wholemeal},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/wholemeal},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}