Meaning

2 senses
  1. (not comparable)Containing or made from the whole grain, including the bran.

  2. Containing or made from the whole grain, including the bran.

    (not comparable, often, specifically)Whole-wheat.

    of or relating to or derived from wheat

Examples

5 sentences
  1. Modern healthy eating experts put emphasis on eating wholemeal bread and eating more vegetables.

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  2. I need some wholemeal bread.

    deIch brauche Vollkornbrot. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  3. He's mixing the wholemeal flour, the coriander, the lemon peel and the cinnamon in a bowl.

    deEr vermengt das Vollkornmehl, den Koriander, die Zitronenschale und den Zimt in einer Schüssel. — MUIRIEL

  4. Wholemeal bread is good.

  5. She bought a bundle of firewood, some wholemeal bread, some flour low in quality, and some milk.

    deSie kaufte ein Bündel Brennholz, etwas Vollkornbrot, Mehl von minderer Qualität und Milch. — Esperantostern

Origin

From whole + meal.

From whole + meal.

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Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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