spelt
noun/spelt/
/spelt/
[uncountable]- a type of grain that used to be grown widely but is now eaten mainly as a health food
- Like wheat, spelt also contains gluten.
- I've been cooking a lot with spelt flour recently.
Word OriginLate Old English spelt, from Old Saxon spelta. The word was rare until the 16th century, when it was readopted from Middle Dutch.Want to learn more?
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