wheat

WEET/wiːt/

Pluralwheats

3 meanings of wheat

1
grain cropnouncountable or uncountable
A grain crop that is ground into flour to make bread, pasta, and other foods.
Like rice or corn, but used mainly to make bread and pasta.
Farmers grow wheat in huge fields across the flat plains.
This bread is made from wheat flour.
UsageUsually no a: farmers grow wheat.
2
color namenoununcountable
A pale, soft brown color, like dry grain.
Like the color of dry grass in late summer.
She painted the bedroom walls a warm wheat.
His coat was a soft wheat that matched the sand.
3
light brown (things)adjective
Having a pale brown color, like ripe grain.
Like the pale brown of dry grass.
The dog had a soft wheat coat.
She wore a wheat scarf in the cold.

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Origin

An old English word for a grain plant. It comes from an older word meaning "white."

Checked 1 Nov 2026 · 3 facts

Wheat is inherited from Old English. en.wiktionary.org
The ancestral Old English word denoted wheat, a grain plant. en.wiktionary.org
Wheat ultimately derives from an older word meaning white. en.wiktionary.org