barley
A cereal of the species Hordeum vulgare or its grains, often used as food or to make…A cereal of the species Hordeum vulgare or its grains, often used as food or to make beer and other malted drinks.
» Can you tell wheat from barley?
Kannst du Weizen von Gerste unterscheiden?
Можете ли вы отличить пшеницу от ячменя?
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable, usually)A cereal of the species Hordeum vulgare or its grains, often used as food or to make beer and other malted drinks.
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ячме́ньjačménʹ
ячмі́ньjačmínʹ
(Singapore, uncountable, usually)The seed of Job's tears (Coix lacryma-jobi).
- a grain of barley
- cultivated since prehistoric times; grown for forage and grain
Examples
55 sentencesCan you tell wheat from barley?
ruМожете ли вы отличить пшеницу от ячменя?
deKannst du Weizen von Gerste unterscheiden?
Can you tell barley from wheat?
ruТы можешь отличить ячмень от пшеницы?
deKannst du Gerste von Weizen unterscheiden?
I sowed my field with barley.
ruЯ засеял свое поле ячменем.
You sowed your field with barley.
He sowed his field with barley.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English barly, barli, from Old English bærlīċ (“barley-like”, adjective) (lateFrom Middle English barly, barli, from Old English bærlīċ (“barley-like”, adjective) (later referring to barley itself and grain crops of similar appearance), from bere (“barley”) (compare Scots bere (“six-rowed barley”)), from Proto-Germanic *baraz (compare Old Norse barr), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰers- (“spike, prickle”). Equivalent to bere + -ly. See English brew.
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Forms
plural: barleys| Singular | barley |
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uncountable
Synonyms
1 synonyms- a grain of barley:barleycorn
Word family
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