wheaten
Of, pertaining to, or made from wheatOf, pertaining to, or made from wheat.
» In China, southern people eat rice as staple food; northern people eat wheaten food as staple food.
In China ist das Grundnahrungsmittel der Menschen im Süden Reis und das der im Norden Weizen. — Yorwba
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2 sensesOf, pertaining to, or made from wheat.
wheaten bread
wheaten flour
Weizen-
of or relating to or derived from wheat
Of a pale yellow-beige colour, like that of wheat.
Examples
1 sentencesIn China, southern people eat rice as staple food; northern people eat wheaten food as staple food.
deIn China ist das Grundnahrungsmittel der Menschen im Süden Reis und das der im Norden Weizen. — Yorwba
Translations
3 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
Inherited from Middle English wheten, from Old English hwǣten (“wheaten”); equivalent to wInherited from Middle English wheten, from Old English hwǣten (“wheaten”); equivalent to wheat + -en.
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Forms
more wheaten, most wheaten| Comparative | more wheaten Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most wheaten Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
2 synonyms- of or relating to or derived from wheat:whole-wheatwholemeal
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.