wholemeal

Thân thiện

She buys a loaf of wholemeal bread from the bakery.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Made from the entire wheat grain, including the bran and germ: Describes flour, bread, or other baked goods that use the complete wheat kernel, resulting in a product that is typically darker, denser, and higher in fiber than refined white varieties.

Usage

• The adjective "wholemeal" is used primarily before a noun to describe the type of flour or food product.
• It is common in British English. In American English, "whole wheat" is the more frequent equivalent.
• It emphasizes the nutritional completeness and lack of refinement of the grain used.

Examples

• Adjective:
  • For a healthier option, choose wholemeal bread.
  • She baked a delicious loaf using wholemeal flour.
  • This recipe calls for wholemeal pasta.

Advanced Usage

• "Wholemeal" as a descriptor of diet or lifestyle: While less common, it can be used attributively to describe a dietary approach focused on unrefined grains.
  • He has switched to a wholemeal diet, avoiding all processed white flour.

Variants and Related Words

• Whole wheat (adj): The common American English equivalent of "wholemeal."
• Whole grain (adj/n): A broader term that can refer to any cereal grain used in its complete form (e.g., oats, barley, rye), not just wheat.
• Brown bread (n): A common term for bread made with wholemeal or whole wheat flour, referring to its color.

Synonyms

• Whole wheat (adj)
• Unrefined (adj, in the context of grains)
• Brown (adj, when referring to flour or bread; e.g., brown bread, brown flour)

Antonyms

• White (adj, in the context of flour or bread; e.g., white bread, white flour)
• Refined (adj)
• Processed (adj)

Học thuật

Adjective

1. of or relating to or derived from wheat
   • wheaten bread

Từ đồng nghĩa

• wheaten
• whole-wheat