malted

Thân thiện

A customer enjoys a thick malted at the diner counter.

Definition

1. Adjective:

   • Describing a grain, typically barley, that has undergone the malting process. This process involves soaking the grain, allowing it to germinate, and then drying it with hot air. This develops the enzymes and sugars needed for brewing and distilling.

2. Noun:

   • A beverage, specifically a milkshake, that is made with malt powder (dried, powdered malt extract) as a key flavoring ingredient. It is often called a "malt" or "malted milk."

Usage Examples

• Adjective:

  • The recipe calls for malted barley to give the beer its characteristic flavor.
  • Whiskey is produced from malted grains.

• Noun:

  • He ordered a chocolate malted at the old-fashioned diner.
  • A vanilla malted is a classic American treat.

Advanced Usage

• "Malted" as a past participle verb: While less common as a standalone verb, it can be used to describe the action performed on the grain.
  • The barley was malted in the traditional way.

Variants and Related Words

• Malt (noun): The product itself—the grain that has been malted.
  • The brewery sourced high-quality malt for their new ale.
• Malt (verb): The process of converting grain into malt.
  • They malt the barley on-site.
• Malting (noun): The process or the place where malting is done.
  • The malting takes about a week.
• Malt powder / Malt extract: The dried, powdered form used in food and beverages.
  • Add a spoonful of malt powder to the milkshake.

Synonyms

• Adjective: Germinated, steeped (in the specific context of brewing).
• Noun: Malted milk, malted milkshake, malt.

Related Phrases

• Malted milk: This can refer to the powder itself or the beverage made with it.
  • She made a drink with malted milk and hot water.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. of grain that has been converted into malt
   • malted barley

Noun

1. a milkshake made with malt powder

Từ đồng nghĩa

• malt
• malted milk