Malt definition
Barley or other grain softened by soaking in water until it sprouts and then kiln-dried: used for brewing and distilling certain alcoholic beverages or liquors.
noun
A beverage or liquor made from malt, esp. beer, ale, or the like.
noun
Made with malt.
adjective
To change (barley, etc.) into malt or something maltlike.
verb
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Malt liquor, especially malt whisky.
noun
Grain, usually barley, that has been allowed to sprout, used chiefly in brewing and distilling.
noun
An alcoholic beverage, such as beer or ale, brewed from malt.
noun
To process (grain) into malt.
verb
To treat or mix with malt or a malt extract.
verb
To become malt.
verb
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To treat or prepare (milk, etc.) with malt or malt extract.
verb
To be changed into malt or something maltlike.
verb
To change barley, etc. into malt.
verb
Other Word Forms
Noun
Singular:
malt
Plural:
maltsOrigin of malt
- Middle English from Old English mealt mel-1 in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Old English mealt, malt, from Proto-Germanic *maltą. Cognate with Dutch mout, German Malz, Swedish malt. The Proto-Germanic noun is likely a borrowing from Proto-Slavic *malta; compare Ukrainian молот (mólot), Czech mláto.
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