spelt
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• noun
The hulled grain of the spelt wheat plant, frequently ground into flour and used as a nutritional alternative to common wheat in baking.
"She baked a rustic loaf of artisan bread using a blend of spelt and dark rye flour."
An ancient, hardy species of wheat (Triticum spelta) that was widely cultivated in Europe from the Bronze Age to medieval times and is currently grown primarily as a specialty crop.
"The farmer decided to dedicate a few acres to cultivating spelt because it thrives in poorer soils where modern wheat struggles."
Word Nuance & Usage
As a noun, 'spelt' refers specifically to a type of grain. It is frequently confused with the homograph 'spelt', which is the standard British English past tense and past participle of the verb 'spell'.
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Word Origin & Etymology
From Old English 'spelt', derived from Late Latin 'spelta', which is of Germanic origin.