malt
Malted grain, used in brewing and otherwiseMalted grain (sprouted grain) (usually barley), used in brewing and otherwise.
» Beer is brewed from malt.
Bier wird aus Malz gebraut.
Пиво варится из солода.
Пиво варят из солода.
Meaning
4 senses(countable, uncountable)Malted grain (sprouted grain) (usually barley), used in brewing and otherwise.
Malz
со́лодsólod
со́лодsólod
a cereal grain (usually barley) that is kiln-dried after having been germinated by soaking in water; used especially in brewing and distilling
(countable, uncountable)Malt liquor, especially malt whisky.
a milkshake made with malt powder
(US, countable, informal, uncountable)A milkshake with malted milk powder added for flavor.
(countable, uncountable)Maltose-rich sugar derived from malted grain.
Examples
5 sentencesBeer is brewed from malt.
ruПиво варится из солода.
deBier wird aus Malz gebraut.
The rat the cat the dog chased killed ate the malt.
I guess malt vinegar is more common than white vinegar on fries.
Beer is taxed according to its malt content, so low-malt beer is cheaper.
deDa Bier nach seinem Malzgehalt versteuert wird, ist Bier mit niedrigem Malzgehalt billiger.
These gatherings always get rowdy after hours, when the boss breaks out the single-malt scotch.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English malt, from Old English mealt, from Proto-West Germanic *malt, from ProFrom Middle English malt, from Old English mealt, from Proto-West Germanic *malt, from Proto-Germanic *maltą (“malt”), from *maltaz (“soft; nesh; weak; squashy; melting”), from Proto-Indo-European *meld-, *mled- (“to crush; grind; make weak”).
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Forms
plural: maltsSynonyms
3 synonyms- a lager of high alcohol content; by law it is considered too alcoholic to be sold as lager or beer:malt liquor
- a milkshake made with malt powder:maltedmalted milk
Word family
32 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable