B2nounfoodnature
US/wiːt/
UK/wiːt/
a type of grain plant whose seeds are made into flour for bread and noodles
In context
Bread, pasta and many noodles are made from wheat flour.
Vietnam imports most of its wheat because it grows little of its own.
Some people cannot eat wheat because their bodies react badly to it.
Words that go with wheat
noun + noun
- wheat flourMix the wheat flour with water and a little salt.
- wheat fieldThe wheat field turned gold in summer.
- wheat pricesWheat prices rose sharply after the drought.
adjective + noun
- whole wheatWhole wheat bread has more fiber than white bread.
verb + noun
- grow wheatFarmers in the north of China grow wheat.