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cracked wheat

American  
[krakt weet, hweet] / ˈkrækt ˈwit, ˈʰwit /

noun

  1. unprocessed kernels of wheat that have been broken into particles.


cracked wheat British  

noun

  1. whole wheat cracked between rollers so that it will cook more quickly

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of cracked wheat

First recorded in 1830–40

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Venison tastes altogether new when it’s cooked overnight with onions, yogurt and cracked wheat.

From Washington Post Apr. 11, 2019

But tomatoes, zucchinis, cracked wheat, bulgur, which is something we grew up eating a lot of, cracked wheat.

From The New Yorker Mar. 20, 2019

After we finished buying the pasta, rice, cracked wheat, canned meat, and cookies we needed for happiness and dinners, the others went off on other errands.

From Slate Jan. 3, 2019

The slender One Bun Multi Grain Thin Sandwich Buns from Ozery Bakery are a more-nutritious option to regular white hamburger buns, with ingredients such as crushed flax seed, cracked wheat, millet meal and sunflower seeds.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 23, 2017

For invalids able to digest solid food, rice, cracked wheat, Graham grits, oatmeal, barley, farina and other grains may be prepared and cooked as previously directed in the chapter on Grains.

From Science in the Kitchen. by Kellogg, Mrs. E. E.

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