spelt
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- noun
- /spɛlt/
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espelta
- She owns a 240-acre farm and contracts with five other farmers to grow spelt, emmer, and einkorn—all among the oldest cultivated grains.
- spelt flour
- spelt bread
- spelt pasta
Examples
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Feel free to substitute whole wheat pastry or spelt flour in place of the gluten-free flour if you like.
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I switched out the all-purpose flour for spelt flour for a nuttier, grainier mouthfeel, used butter instead of coconut oil, and amped up the spices to give it a more pronounced flavor.
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You could ask the doctor if eating spelt for a while would be enough for the test.
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My father was planning his usual spelt pancakes, but I said, "What about waffles?"
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Try a buckwheat flour or a spelt pancake.
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I got a Daisy, which is like pine nuts and caramelized onion on a whole wheat spelt base.
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And if you're not looking to make a gluten-free cookie, spelt or whole wheat pastry flour would be wonderful.
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In the morning, I spread some on spelt toast for a savory breakfast.
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Try a buckwheat flour or a spelt pancake.
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Farmers in Europe are increasingly choosing to grow spelt due to its hardiness.
Synonyms
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A common farm plant whose grain is ground to make flour
Compounds
- Specialized
A hard red wheat grown in Russia and Germany used mostly to feed farm animals
Surface Forms
Etymology
Spelt comes from an old German word spelz, meaning 'husk' or 'shell', which gives a clear image to remember the name. That's why spelt is the name for a kind of wheat with a very tough outer husk.