wheat

== English == === Alternative forms === wheate (obsolete) === 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, Faroese and Icelandic hveiti), from *hwītaz (“white”). More at white. === Pronunciation === (wine–whine merger) IPA(key): /ˈwiːt/, [ˈwɪi̯t] (without the wine–whine merger) IPA(key): /ˈʍiːt/, [ˈʍɪi̯t] ~ [ˈw̥ɪi̯t] Rhymes: -iːt Hyphenation: wheat === Noun === wheat (countable and uncountable, plural wheats) (countable) Any of the several cereal grains, of the genus Triticum, that yields flour as used in bakery. Synonym: triticum (uncountable) A light brown color, like that of wheat. (uncountable) Ellipsis of wheat bread Hypernyms: bread < food Coordinate terms: white, rye, pumpernickel ==== Coordinate terms ==== (grains in Triticum): barley, fonio, maize/corn, millet, oats, rice, rye, sorghum, triticale ==== Translations ==== === Adjective === wheat (not comparable) Wheaten, of a light brown color, like that of wheat. ==== Translations ==== === Derived terms === === Related terms === white === See also === === Anagrams === Hewat, aweth, wathe