Rye meaning
A cereal grass (Secale cereale) of cool climates, widely cultivated for its grain.
noun
The grain of this plant, ground into flour or used in making whiskey and for livestock feed.
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Whiskey distilled wholly or chiefly from this grain.
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Rye bread. [from 19th c.]
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(US, Canada) Rye whisky. [from 19th c.]
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Caraway (from the mistaken assumption that the whole seeds, often used to season rye bread, are the rye itself)
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Rye bread.
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Whiskey made from the grains of this plant.
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A Romani man.
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A hardy cereal grass (Secale cereale) widely grown for its grain and straw.
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The grain or seeds of this plant, used for making flour and whiskey, and as feed for livestock.
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Other Word Forms
Noun
Singular:
rye
Plural:
ryesOrigin of rye
- Romani rai from Sanskrit rājā king raja
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- Middle English from Old English ryge
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
- From Old English ryġe, from Proto-Germanic *rugiz. Cognates include Germanic Old Norse rugr (Danish rug, Swedish råg), German Roggen, Dutch rogge and from non-Germanic Indo-European Russian рожь (rož') and Old Prussian rugis.
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