wholemeal
Meal milled from the whole grain: wholemeal flourMeal (flour) milled from the whole grain (including the bran): wholemeal flour.
» Modern healthy eating experts put emphasis on eating wholemeal bread and eating more vegetables.
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2 senses(countable, uncountable)Meal (flour) milled from the whole grain (including the bran): wholemeal flour.
Meal (flour) milled from the whole grain (including the bran): wholemeal flour.
(countable, often, specifically, uncountable)Whole-wheat flour.
Examples
5 sentencesModern healthy eating experts put emphasis on eating wholemeal bread and eating more vegetables.
I need some wholemeal bread.
deIch brauche Vollkornbrot. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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
Wholemeal bread is good.
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
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
From whole + meal.From whole + meal.
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Forms
plural: wholemeals| Singular | wholemeal |
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
See also
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