whole-wheat
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/ ˈhoʊlˈʰwit, -ˈwit /
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adjective
prepared with the complete wheat kernel.
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Nearby words
whole-grain, whole-hog, whole-length, whole-souled, whole-tone scale, whole-wheat, wholefood, wholehearted, wholemeal, wholesale, wholesale price index
Origin of whole-wheat
First recorded in 1875–80
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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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