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. — xtofu80
Пиво варится из солода. — Balamax
Пиво варят из солода. — sharptoothed
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4 senses(countable, uncountable)Malted grain (sprouted grain) (usually barley), used in brewing and otherwise.
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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. — Balamax
deBier wird aus Malz gebraut. — xtofu80
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. — xtofu80
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