hard wheat
noun
Simple meaning
Any variety of wheat with hard grains of a higher protein content, used in the production of bread flour and pasta.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈhɑɹdˈwit
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Definition
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noun
Any variety of wheat with hard grains of a higher protein content, used in the production of bread flour and pasta.
Wheat with hard dark-colored kernels high in gluten and used for bread and pasta; grown especially in southern Russia, North Africa, and northern central North America
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This meaning: Any variety of wheat with hard grains of a higher protein content, used in the production of bread flour and pasta.
Used this way, hard wheat is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
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