malt

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Translations 1.3.2 Derived terms 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 Anagrams 2 Latvian 2.1 Verb

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[edit] Etymology

Old English mealt, malt < Proto-Germanic *malta. Cognate with Dutch mout, German Malz, Swedish malt. Proto-Germanic noun is likely a borrowing from Proto-Slavic *malta; cf Ukrainian молот (mólot), Czech mláto.

[edit] Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔːlt

[edit] Noun

malt (plural malts)

1. Sprouted grain used in brewing.
2. Malt liquor, especially malt whisky.

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[edit] Derived terms

• malt liqueur
• maltose
• malty

[edit] Verb

to malt (third-person singular simple present malts, present participle malting, simple past and past participle malted)

1. To convert grain into malt.

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[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: almt
• matl

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[edit] Latvian

[edit] Verb

malt

1. to grind