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whole wheat
or whole-wheat
[ hohl-weet, hweet ]
/ ËhoÊl Ëwit, Ëʰwit /
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noun
Usually whole wheat . the complete kernel of wheat, including all of the germ and bran.
adjective
prepared using the complete wheat kernel.
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Rarely whole·wheat .
Origin of whole wheat
First recorded in 1875â80
Words nearby whole wheat
whole-souled, whole step, wholetime, whole tone, whole-tone scale, whole wheat, wholism, wholistic, who'll, wholly, whom
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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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