Complete Definition of "rye"

English

Etymology
Common Germanic *rugiz, whence also Old High German rocko, Old Norse rugr

Pronunciation
IPA|/raɪ/
audio|en-us-rye.ogg|Audio (US)
rhymes|aɪ
Homophone: wry

Noun
en-noun|s|-

  1. A grass, Secale cereale, or its grains used for food and fodder. Scientific name: Secale cereale.
  2. Rye whisky.
  3. Rye bread.

Derived terms
ryegrass

Translations
trans-top|grass or its grains as food
Bosnian: raž#Bosnian|raž m
Bulgarian: ��ж (r�ž) f
Catalan: sègoll m
Chinese: �麥, �麦 (h�i mài)
Croatian: raž#Croatian|raž m
Czech: žito n
Danish: rug#Danish|rug g|Danish
Dutch: rogge m
Esperanto: sekalo
Estonian: rukis
Finnish: ruis#Finnish|ruis
French: seigle m
German: Roggen m
Greek: �ίκαλη f
Hungarian: rozs
Italian: segale f
Japanese: ���� (raimugi)
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Korean: �� (homil)
Kurdish: açar, �ilêl, çewder, tarîgan, baçîk, çexdar
Latin: secale f
Latvian: rudzi g|Latvian
Lithuanian: rugys m, rugiai m|p
Macedonian: '�ж (�rž) f
Portuguese: centeio m
Romanian: secar� f
Russian: �ож� f
Scottish Gaelic: seagal m
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: �аж#Serbian|�аж m
:Roman: raž#Serbian|raž m
Spanish: centeno m
Swedish: råg c
Walloon: swele
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rye whisky
See rye whisky

rye bread
See rye bread

See also
w:Rye|Wikipedia article on rye

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