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rye 1
(rī)n.
1. A cereal grass (Secale cereale) of cool climates, widely cultivated for its grain.
2. The grain of this plant, ground into flour or used in making whiskey and for livestock feed.
3. Rye bread.
4. Whiskey made from the grains of this plant.
[Middle English, from Old English ryge.]
rye 2
(rī)n.
A Romani man.
[Romani rai, from Sanskrit rājā, king; see raja.]
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rye
(raɪ)n
1. (Plants) a tall hardy widely cultivated annual grass, Secale cereale, having soft bluish-green leaves, bristly flower spikes, and light brown grain. See also wild rye
2. (Plants) the grain of this grass, used in making flour and whiskey, and as a livestock food
3. (Brewing) Also called: rye whiskey whiskey distilled from rye. US whiskey must by law contain not less than 51 per cent rye
4. (Cookery) US short for ryebread
[Old English ryge; related to Old Norse rugr, Old French rogga, Old Saxon roggo]
rye
(raɪ)n
dialect a gentleman
[from Romany rai, from Sanskrit rājan king; see rajah]
Rye
(raɪ)n
(Placename) a resort in SE England, in East Sussex: one of the Cinque Ports. Pop: 4195 (2001)
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rye1
(raɪ)n.
1. a widely cultivated cereal grass, Secale cereale.
2. the seeds or grain of this plant, used for making flour and whiskey, and as a livestock feed.
3. rye bread.
4. Also called rye′ whis′key.
a. a straight whiskey distilled from a mash containing 51 percent or more rye grain.
b. Northeastern U.S. and Canada. a blended whiskey.
[before 900; Old English ryge, akin to Old High German rokko, Old Russian rŭžĭ, Lithuanian rugỹs]
rye2
(raɪ)n.
a Gypsy man.
[1850–55; < Romany rai]
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Noun | 1. | rye - the seed of the cereal grass Secale cereale, rye - 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 |
2. | rye - 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 genus Secale, Secale - cereal grass widely cultivated for its grain: rye cereal, cereal grass - grass whose starchy grains are used as food: wheat; rice; rye; oats; maize; buckwheat; millet rye - the seed of the cereal grass | |
3. | rye - whiskey distilled from rye or rye and malt |
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Translations
žito
rug
sekalo
rukis
ruis
raž
rozs
rúgur
ライ麦
호밀
ruginė duonarugys
ražžito
rž
råg
ธัญพืชคล้ายข้าวสาลี
lúa mạch đen
rye
[raɪ]A. N (= grain, grass) → centeno m
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rye
(rai) noun a kind of cereal.
rye bread a kind of bread made with flour made from rye.
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rye
→ جاوْدار žito rug Roggen σίκαλη centeno ruis seigle raž segale ライ麦 호밀 rogge rug żyto centeio рожь råg ธัญพืชคล้ายข้าวสาลี çavdar lúa mạch đen 裸麦Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
rye
n. centeno.
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