buckwheat

Related topics: Food

buck·wheat /ˈbʌkwiːt/ noun [uncountableU]

DFa type of small grain used as food for chickens, and for making flour 荞麦

Examples from the Corpus

buckwheat• Traditionally, rain-fed terraces are constructed on steeper slopes in the Middle Mountains for the production of maize, millet and buckwheat.• For wholefood enthusiasts, I would recommend buckwheat pasta rather than wholemeal, which I think is rather dull in flavour and texture.• The talented chef uses buckwheat soba noodles effectively.

Origin buckwheat

(1500-1600) Middle Dutch boecweit, from boec “beech” + weit “wheat”; because the grains are the same shape as beech-tree seeds

单词	buckwheat
释义	buckwheat Related topics: Food buck·wheat /ˈbʌkwiːt/ noun [uncountableU] DFa type of small grain used as food for chickens, and for making flour 荞麦 Examples from the Corpus buckwheat• Traditionally, rain-fed terraces are constructed on steeper slopes in the Middle Mountains for the production of maize, millet and buckwheat.• For wholefood enthusiasts, I would recommend buckwheat pasta rather than wholemeal, which I think is rather dull in flavour and texture.• The talented chef uses buckwheat soba noodles effectively. Origin buckwheat (1500-1600) Middle Dutch boecweit, from boec “beech” + weit “wheat”; because the grains are the same shape as beech-tree seeds
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