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Bulgur vs Spelt - What's the difference?

bulgur | spelt |

As nouns the difference between bulgur and spelt

is that bulgur is wheat grains that have been steamed, dried and crushed; a staple of Middle Eastern cooking 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.

bulgur

English

Alternative forms

* bulgar * burghul, bourghul

Noun

(wikipedia bulgur)
  • wheat grains that have been steamed, dried and crushed; a staple of Middle Eastern cooking.

    • Synonyms

    * bulgur wheat

    References

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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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