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bulgur wheat

bulgur wheat

1 3.9
A grain made from wheat that is partly cooked, dried and crushed
  • noun
  • /ˈbʌlɡər wiːt/
translation icon : trigo bulgur
  • Sierra Leoneans found Liberian's pronunciation of bulgur wheat—buggowee—amusing and it is probably why the expression persisted.
  • 1 cup of bulgur wheat
  • bulgur wheat and lentils
  • bulgur wheat and broth

We had a bulgur wheat salad with lots of parsley and tomatoes and olive oil and cucumber and onion.

Examples

  • (Bulgur wheat and rice drink, adapted from Nevin Halici's Turkish Cookbook, London: Dorling Kindersley, 1989)

    Academic text (1994)

  • We had a bulgur wheat salad with lots of parsley and tomatoes and olive oil and cucumber and onion.

    Harper's BAZAAR

  • I've also got some bulgur wheat for a dinner one night.

  • So today we're having the Cajun pork with bulgur wheat and garlicky spring greens.

  • That is mixed with couscous, bulgur wheat, oatmeal, cooked rice, and spices.

    Blog text (8)

  • While bulgur wheat is a key staple of the UNWFP food supply due to its high protein content, refugees' preference for rice meant that bulgur was held in low regard.

    Academic text (2007)

  • Here it's rubbed over eggplant, which is then roasted and topped with a Middle Eastern salad of bulgur wheat and herbs, something like tabbouleh.

    Blog text (17)

  • For dinner, I prepared a delicious salad with bulgur wheat, fresh vegetables, and a lemon dressing.

  • She made a hearty soup that included bulgur wheat, carrots, and spices for flavor.

  • When making tabbouleh, it's essential to use high-quality bulgur wheat to achieve the best texture.

Synonyms

bulgur
vsbulgur wheat
3 5.8

A kind of cracked wheat that people use in salads and cooking

is the same concept but often spelled in a different common form
bulghur
vsbulgur wheat
  • UK
7.5

Dried, crushed wheat used in salads and other dishes

is the same concept but usually represented by a more modern spelling

Surface Forms

bulgur wheat singular
bulgur wheats plural

Morphology

bulgur + wheat

Both constituents are literal nouns and the compound denotes a type of wheat product: if a learner knows 'bulgur' (a grain) and 'wheat' (the cereal), they can infer this is a wheat-based grain prepared as bulgur. The noun+noun composition is a transparent, descriptive naming pattern common cross-linguistically, so no idiomatic knowledge is required.

Etymology

Bulgur wheat gets its name from the Turkish word bulgur, which means 'crushed' or 'cracked' grain. Cooks partly cook, dry, and then crush wheat grains, so the name simply describes the way the wheat is made and used in salads and other dishes.