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Spelt vs Durum - What's the difference?

spelt | durum |

As nouns the difference between spelt and durum

is that spelt is a grain, considered either a subspecies of wheat, Triticum aestivum subsp. spelta, or a separate species ''Triticum spelta while durum is a hard variety of wheat, species: Triticum turgidum or species: Triticum durum, whose flour is used to make pasta and bread.

As a verb spelt

is past tense of spell.

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)

    Anagrams

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    durum

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • (often used attributively) A hard variety of wheat, , whose flour is used to make pasta and bread.

    • External links

    * ("durum" on Wikipedia) * ("durum" species on Wikimedia) * (comcatlite) * ----