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Einkorn vs Spelt - What's the difference?

einkorn | spelt |

As nouns the difference between einkorn and spelt

is that einkorn is a form of wheat, Triticum monococcum, having a single grain while spelt is a grain, considered either a subspecies of wheat, Triticum aestivum subsp. spelta, or a separate species ''Triticum spelta.

As a verb spelt is

past tense of spell.

einkorn

English

(wikipedia einkorn)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A form of wheat, Triticum monococcum , having a single grain.

    • spelt

    English

    Etymology 1

    See (spell)

    Alternative forms

    * spelled (qualifier)

    Verb

    (head)
  • (chiefly, British) (spell)
  • * 1590 , (William Shakespeare), , v 1
    • Yes, yes; he teaches boys the hornbook. What is a, b, spelt / backward with the horn on his head?

    Usage notes

    The form spelt'' may predominate over ''spelled in parts of North America with heavier English settlement since the 19th century. One such place is Utah.

    Etymology 2

    From (etyl), from (etyl) .

    Noun

    (-)
  • A grain, considered either a subspecies of wheat, '', or a separate species Triticum spelta.
    • See also
    * (wikipedia "spelt") * emmer * farro

    Etymology 3

    From (etyl) spalden, or (etyl) spald.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (dialect, Northern England, Scotland) A thin piece of wood or metal; a splinter.
  • (metalworking) spelter

    • Verb

    (en verb)
  • (obsolete) To split; to break; to spalt.
    • (Mortimer)
    (Webster 1913)

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