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whole-wheat

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

prepared with the complete wheat kernel.

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Nearby words

  1. whole-grain,
  2. whole-hog,
  3. whole-length,
  4. whole-souled,
  5. whole-tone scale,
  6. wholefood,
  7. wholehearted,
  8. wholeheartedly,
  9. wholemeal,
  10. wholeness

Origin of whole-wheat

First recorded in 1875–80
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

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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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