triticale

English

Etymology

Blend of Latin trīticum (“wheat”) and sēcale (“rye”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˌtɹɪtɪˈkeɪli/
Rhymes: -eɪli
Hyphenation: trit‧i‧ca‧le
Rhymes: -eɪli

Noun

triticale (countable and uncountable, plural triticales)

(uncountable) a grain crop, a hybrid of wheat and rye, that gives a high yield
(countable) any particular variety of triticale

Hypernyms

(grain crop): grain, cereal

Coordinate terms

(grain crop): barley, fonio, maize/corn, millet, oats, rice, rye, sorghum, wheat

Translations

grain crop

Catalan: triticale m
Chinese:
Mandarin: 小黑麥, 小黑麦 (xiǎohēimài)
Finnish: ruisvehnä, tritikali

Irish: triteacál m
Polish: pszenżyto (pl) n
Spanish: triticale m

any particular variety of triticale

Chinese:
Mandarin: 小黑麥, 小黑麦 (xiǎohēimài)

Finnish: ruisvehnälajike
Polish: pszenżyto (pl) n

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Translations to be checked

Romanian: triticală (ro) f

Russian: тритика́ле (ru) f (tritikále)

Anagrams

cliterati, lateritic

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