barley

bar·ley  (bärl)

n.

1. A grass in the genus Hordeum, native to temperate regions, having flowers in terminal, often long-awned spikes.

2. The grain of H. vulgare or its varieties, used for livestock feed, malt production, and cereal.

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[Middle English barli, from Old English bærlic; see bhares- in Indo-European roots.]

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barley¹

n

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) any of various erect annual temperate grasses of the genus Hordeum, esp H. vulgare, that have short leaves and dense bristly flower spikes and are widely cultivated for grain and forage

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plants) the grain of any of these grasses, used in making beer and whisky and for soups, puddings, etc. See also pearl barley

[Old English bærlīc (adj); related to bere barley, Old Norse barr barley, Gothic barizeins of barley, Latin farīna flour]

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barley²

sentence substitute

(Group Games / Games, other than specified) Dialect a cry for truce or respite from the rules of a game

[probably changed from parley]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	barley - a grain of barley                     barleycorn food grain, grain, cereal - foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses pearl barley - barley ground into small round pellets common barley, Hordeum vulgare - grass yielding grain used for breakfast food and animal feed and in malt beverages
	2.	barley - cultivated since prehistoric times; grown for forage and grain genus Hordeum, Hordeum - annual to perennial grasses of temperate northern hemisphere and South America: barley common barley, Hordeum vulgare - grass yielding grain used for breakfast food and animal feed and in malt beverages barley grass, Hordeum murinum, wall barley - European annual grass often found as a weed in waste ground especially along roadsides and hedgerows foxtail barley, Hordeum jubatum, squirreltail barley, squirreltail grass - barley grown for its highly ornamental flower heads with delicate long silky awns; North America and northeastern Asia Hordeum pusillum, little barley - annual barley native to western North America and widespread in southern United States and tropical America cereal, cereal grass - grass whose starchy grains are used as food: wheat; rice; rye; oats; maize; buckwheat; millet

Translations

barley [ˈbɑːlɪ]

A. N → cebada f

B. CPD barley sugar N → azúcar m cande
barley water N (esp Brit) → hordiate m

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barley [ˈbɑː^rli] n → orge f
barley sugar n → sucre m d'orge
barley water n → sirop m d'orgeat

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barley

n → Gerste f

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barley:

barleycorn

n → Gerstenkorn nt ? John

barley sugar

n → Gersten- or Malzzucker m; (sweet) hartes Zuckerbonbon

barley water

n Art Gerstenextrakt; lemon/orange barley → konzentriertes Zitronen-/Orangegetränk

barley wine

n (Brit) Art Starkbier

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barley [ˈbɑːlɪ] n → orzo

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barley [ˈbɑːlɪ] n → orzo

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barley

n barley [ˈbaːli]

a type of grain used for food and for making beer and whisky The farmer has harvested his barley. gars, gort بِالكاد، بِالجُهْد، بِشقِّ النَّفْس ечемик ječmen byg die Gerste κριθάρι cebada oder جو ohra orge שְׂעוֹרָה जौ ječam árpa sebangsa gandum bygg orzo 大麦 보리 miežiai mieži barli gerst bygg jęczmień cevada orz ячмень jačmeň ječmen ječam korn ข้าวบาร์เลย์ arpa 大麥 ячмінь باجرہ lúa mạch 大麦

barley sugar

a kind of hard sweet made by melting and cooling sugar. borssuiker, draaisuiker, garssuiker سُكَّر نَبات вид захарни бонбони tvrdý bonbon brystsukker der Gerstenzucker καραμέλα azúcar cande/candi suhkrukompvek آب نبات rintasokeri sucre d'orge סוּכָּרִייַת “סוּכַּר שְׂעוֹרָה” जौ की मिठाई slad árpacukor semacam permen brjóstsykursstöng zucchero/caramella d'orzo 大麦糖 보리엿 ledinukas cukurgailītis gula-gula barli zuurtje brystsukker, maltsukker rebuçado acadea леденцы kandisový cukor ječmenov sladkor sladni šećer bröstsocker ตังเม arpa şekeri 麥芽糖 ячмінний цукор پگھلی ہوئی چینی đường lúa mạch 麦芽糖

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barley → شِعِير ječmen byg Gerste κριθάρι cebada ohra orge ječam orzo 大麦 보리 gerst bygg jęczmień cevada ячмень korn ข้าวบาร์เลย์ arpa lúa mạch 大麦