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malt

Syllabification: (malt)
Pronunciation: /môlt/
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Definition of malt

noun

  • barley or other grain that has been steeped, germinated, and dried, used especially for brewing or distilling and vinegar-making.
  • chiefly Britishshort for malt whiskey.
  • North Americanshort for malted milk.

verb

[with object]
  • convert (grain) into malt: (as noun malting)barley is grown for malting
  • [no object] (of a seed) become malt when germination is checked by drought.

Derivatives

maltiness

Pronunciation: /-tēnis/
noun

malty

adjective

Origin:

Old English m(e)alt, of Germanic origin; related to melt

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