wholemeal

English

Etymology

whole +‎ meal

Adjective

wholemeal (not comparable)

1. (of bread or flour) containing or made from the whole grain, including the bran

   Synonyms: wholegrain, whole-wheat

Translations

containing or made from the whole grain — see wholegrain

Noun

wholemeal (uncountable)

1. Whole-wheat flour
   • 1955, Domestic Food Consumption and Expenditure: Annual Report of the National Food Survey Committee

     As might be expected, the small white loaf was bought mainly by the smaller wholly adult households, who also purchased much more wholemeal, other brown and "other" bread than did any type of family with children.

Translations

whole wheat flour

• Irish: caiscín m, min chaiscín f
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