rye

rye

a hardy cereal grass (Secale cereale) widely grown for its grain and straw
the grain or seeds of this plant, used for making flour and whiskey, and as feed for livestock
whiskey distilled wholly or chiefly from this grain
rye bread

Origin of rye

Middle English from Old English ryge, akin to German roggen from Indo-European base an unverified form wrughyo-, rye from source Lithuanian rug?s, rye grain

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rye

noun

A cereal grass (Secale cereale) of cool climates, widely cultivated for its grain.
The grain of this plant, ground into flour or used in making whiskey and for livestock feed.
Rye bread.
Whiskey made from the grains of this plant.

Origin of rye

Middle English from Old English ryge

noun

A Romani man.

Origin of rye

Romani rai from Sanskrit rājā king ; see raja .

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Noun

(countable and uncountable, plural ryes)

A grain used extensively in Europe for making bread, beer, and (now generally) for animal fodder. [from 8th c.]
The grass Secale cereale from which the grain is obtained. [from 14th c.]
Rye bread. [from 19th c.]
(US, Canada) Rye whisky. [from 19th c.]
Caraway (from the mistaken assumption that the whole seeds, often used to season rye bread, are the rye itself)
Ryegrass, any of the species of Lolium.

Origin

From Old English ryÄ¡e, from Proto-Germanic *rugiz. Cognates include Germanic Old Norse rugr (Danish rug, Swedish rÃ¥g), German Roggen, Dutch rogge and from non-Germanic Indo-European Russian Ñ€Ð¾Ð¶ÑŒ (roÅ¾') and Old Prussian rugis.