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Definition of spelt noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

spelt

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/spelt/
 
/spelt/
[uncountable]
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  1. 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.
    Topics Foodc2
    Word OriginLate Old English spelt, from Old Saxon spelta. The word was rare until the 16th century, when it was readopted from Middle Dutch.

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