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Malt vs Spelt - What's the difference?

malt | spelt |

As verbs the difference between malt and spelt

is that malt is while spelt is (chiefly|british) (spell) or spelt can be (obsolete) to split; to break; to spalt.

As a noun spelt is

a grain, considered either a subspecies of wheat, '', or a separate species triticum spelta or spelt can be (dialect|northern england|scotland) a thin piece of wood or metal; a splinter.

malt

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • grain (sprouted grain) (usually barley), used in brewing and otherwise.
  • Malt liquor, especially malt whisky.
  • * 1896 , , A Shropshire Lad , LXII:
    • Oh many a peer of England brews
    Livelier liquor than the Muse,
    And malt does more than Milton can
    To justify God's ways to man.
  • (US) Short for "malted milk shake", a milkshake with malted milk powder added for flavor
  • Maltose-rich sugar derived from malted grain.

    • Derived terms

    * maltose * malty * malt liquor * single malt * double malt * triple malt

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To convert a cereal grain into malt by causing it to sprout (by soaking in water) and then halting germination (by drying with hot air) in order to develop enzymes that can break down starches and proteins in the grain.

    • Anagrams

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    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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