wholemeal bread

2.0

Bread made from whole grain flour that keeps all parts of the grain

noun
/ˈhoʊlˌmiːl brɛd/

: pan integral

She decided to make a sandwich using wholemeal bread and fresh vegetables.

Examples

Constipation: Increase high-fibre foods: Eat wholemeal bread, high-fibre breakfast cereal, and fruit and vegetables daily.

Academic text (2012)
Wholemeal bread is often recommended by nutritionists for its high fiber content.
Lunch Wholemeal bread, butter, honey, salad, vegetables, a hard boiled egg, cheese and walnuts.
For a healthy breakfast, I prefer to eat wholemeal bread with avocado.

Synonyms

whole wheat bread

vswholemeal bread

3 1.0

A type of bread made from the whole wheat grain that is denser and healthier than white bread

focuses on retaining all grain parts rather than just nutrition or density

brown bread

vswholemeal bread

1 1.0

A type of bread made from whole wheat flour that is darker and denser than white bread

keeps all grain parts rather than including extra fillers or sweeteners

dark bread

vswholemeal bread

1 2.7

A loaf made from whole wheat or other dark flours

specifies retaining all grain parts, not just using darker flours for color

Antonyms

white bread

12 1.0

A soft, light bread made from white wheat flour

How Whole

wholemeal bread

2.0

white bread

12 1.0

Surface Forms

wholemeal bread singular

wholemeal breads plural

Morphology

wholemeal + bread

The noun phrase simply combines 'wholemeal' (made from whole grains) with 'bread' so the meaning 'bread made from whole wheat/whole grains' is directly derivable from its parts. This compositional modifier+noun pattern is common and cross-linguistically transparent (e.g., Spanish 'pan integral'), so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will readily understand it.

Etymology

Wholemeal bread comes from the words whole and meal: whole means 'all' and meal was a word for ground grain, so the grain is used whole rather than just the white part. That's why 'wholemeal bread' today means bread made with all parts of the grain and often seen as a 'healthier' choice.