whole meal flour
- noun
- /həʊl miːl flɔːr/
- UK
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harina integral
- She bakes her bread with whole meal flour for a richer texture and greater nutrition.
Examples
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The recipe calls for both plain flour and whole meal flour to balance flavor and density.
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Health-conscious shoppers often choose whole meal flour as a source of extra fiber.
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I prefer using whole meal flour for my bread.
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She made pancakes using whole meal flour this morning.
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Many bakers recommend using whole meal flour for its health benefits and rich flavor.
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She added whole meal flour to her cake batter to make it healthier.
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For a more nutritious loaf, he substitutes regular flour with whole meal flour in his recipe.
Synonyms
5
4.2
A whole wheat flour or a sweet cracker made from it used in desserts
2
2.5
Powder made from whole wheat used for baking bread
A type of flour made from whole wheat that keeps the bran
How Refined
9
1.0
- UK
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly built from the constituents: 'whole' (entire), 'meal' (ground cereal) and 'flour' (fine powder), so a learner who knows these words can infer that it means flour made from the whole grain. Although British spelling often compresses this to 'wholemeal', the compositional logic is transparent and cross-linguistically familiar.
Etymology
The name whole meal flour comes from the idea of grinding the whole wheat rather than only the soft inner part, and meal was a word for 'ground grain', so it is flour made from the entire grain including the bran. So, it means flour that keeps all parts of the wheat and has more fiber and a richer taste.