Wheat

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -iːt

Origin

From Middle English whete, from Old English hwǣte, from Proto-Germanic *hwaitijaz (compare West Frisian weet, Dutch weit, Low German Weten, German Weizen, Danish hvede, Swedish vete, Icelandic hveiti), from *hwītaz 'white'. More at white. For semantic development, compare Welsh gwenith 'wheat', from gwenn 'white'.

Full definition of wheat

Noun

1. (countable) any of several cereal grains, of the genus Triticum, that yields flour as used in bakery.
2. (uncountable) a light brown colour, like that of wheat.

Adjective

1. wheaten, of a light brown colour, like that of wheat.

Derived terms

Related terms

• white