Kamut

[ kah-moot ]

/ kɑˈmut /

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Trademark.

a brand name for Khorasan wheat, a type of ancient grain.

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Origin of Kamut

First recorded in 1990–95; supposedly from Egyptian kamʾḥut “bread made from fine wheat”

Gipungkúlan (napungkul) ang kamut sa kawatan, The hand of the thief was cut off.
A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan|John U. Wolff
Ang sulang gisapnay sa duha ka kamut, His jaw was cradled in his hands.
A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan|John U. Wolff
Itapiun ang kamut sa nag-agus nga samad, Press your hand down on the bleeding wound.
A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan|John U. Wolff
Nakúhu ang kamut sa sanlahun, The leper lost the ability to use his fingers.
A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan|John U. Wolff

Lihukan siyag kamut sa sinihan, He has wandering hands in the movie house.
A Dictionary of Cebuano Visayan|John U. Wolff