spelt
1[ spelt ]
/ spɛlt /
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verb
a simple past tense and past participle of spell1.
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[ spelt ]
/ spɛlt /
noun
one of the earliest cultivated forms of wheat, Triticum aestivum spelta, native to southern Europe and western Asia, used for livestock feed and as a grain for human consumption.
Origin of spelt
2before 1000; Middle English, Old English from Late Latin spelta, probably from Germanic; compare Old High German spelza (German Spelt )
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spelt2
/ (spɛlt) /
noun
a species of wheat, Triticum spelta, that was formerly much cultivated and was used to develop present-day cultivated wheats
Word Origin for spelt
Old English; related to Old Saxon spelta, Old High German spelza
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