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whole-wheat

[ hohl-hweet, -weet ]
/ ˈhoʊlˈʰwit, -ˈwit /

adjective

prepared with the complete wheat kernel.

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Origin of whole-wheat

First recorded in 1875–80

Words nearby whole-wheat

whole-souled, whole step, wholetime, whole tone, whole-tone scale, whole-wheat, wholism, who'll, wholly, whom, whomever
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British Dictionary definitions for whole-wheat

whole-wheat

adjective

(of flour, bread, etc) made from the entire wheat kernelAlso called (esp in Britain and certain other countries): wholemeal
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