wheat bread

American  

noun

wheat breads plural

1. a type of bread that consists of a mixture of enriched white flour and whole-wheat flour.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• wheat breads
  plural

Etymology

Origin of wheat bread

First recorded in 1350–1400

Example Sentences

Adding a slice of a fiber-rich whole wheat bread won’t kill you.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 21, 2026

Breads made with sunflower seed flour contained significantly more protein and fiber than standard wheat bread.

From Science Daily • Feb. 8, 2026

And does it have to even be made with typical wheat bread - take the jibarito, for example, which is made with fried plantain instead.

From BBC • Jun. 27, 2025

But as of Monday morning, the website for Ralph’s showed a loaf of wheat bread boasting 30 calories per serving on the front, while the nutritional label said each slice had 50 calories.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2024

I like 100 percent whole grain wheat bread, thin sliced.

From "Blended" by Sharon M. Draper