secale cereale
noun
Simple meaning
Hardy annual cereal grass widely cultivated in northern Europe where its grain is the chief ingredient of black bread and in North America for forage and soil improvement.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈseɪkəlsɪɹiəl
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Definition
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noun
Hardy annual cereal grass widely cultivated in northern Europe where its grain is the chief ingredient of black bread and in North America for forage and soil improvement
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
This meaning: Hardy annual cereal grass widely cultivated in northern Europe where its grain is the chief ingredient of black bread and in North America for forage and soil improvement
Used this way, secale cereale is a reasonably familiar word with a mildly favourable edge. This is a food and cooking use: everyday in kitchens and recipes.
- Emotional tone
- Slightly positive
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Moderate
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Positive and appreciative
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Where it naturally appears
- Cooking/food
- Everyday conversation
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