/wiːt/, /ʍiːt/
OriginFrom Middle English whete, from Old English hwǣte, from Proto-West Germanic *hwaitī, from Proto-Germanic *hwaitijaz (compare West Frisian weet, Dutch weit, Low German Weten, German Weizen, Danish hvede, Swedish vete, Norwegian Nynorsk kveite, Icelandic hveiti), from *hwītaz (“white”). More at white.
- countableAny of the several cereal grains, of the genus Triticum, that yields flour as used in bakery.
“They bought a sack of wheat and a sack of rye with the intent to try their hand at milling and baking.”
- uncountableA light brown color, like that of wheat.
“They debated the paint color options for the bathroom walls and settled on wheat.”
- abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, uncountableEllipsis of wheat bread
“Customer: A tuna sandwich, please. Waiter: Sure, hon. You want that on white, wheat, or rye?”
- not-comparableWheaten, of a light brown color, like that of wheat.
- countable, uncountableA surname.
- countable, uncountableA former community in Roane County, Tennessee, United States, now in the city of Oak Ridge.
- countable, uncountableAn unincorporated community in Wetzel County, West Virginia, United States.
Formswheats(plural) · wheate(alternative, obsolete) · Wheats(plural)