buckwheat
/ˈbʌkʍiːt/
buckwheat noun: an Asian plant, of the species Fagopyrum esculentum.
Noun
buckwheat (usually uncountable, plural buckwheats)
- An Asian plant, of the species Fagopyrum esculentum.
- The fruit of this plant used as a pseudocereal.
- I'll need a few things. I'll need some mayonnaise and a silver tin of sardines, a banana. I'll need some buckwheat flapjack mix.2017, Sam Shepard, chapter 27, in Spy of the First Person, →ISBN, page 62
- Any of the wild buckwheats in the genus Eriogonum.
- A slow and painful murder by the Mafia as a warning to others.
- Mafia mythology has many believe that the method used to eliminate a person is often a reflection of the respect for that individual. In this case, the Profaci gunman must have witnessed a "buckwheat's" execution, where an example is being made of the victim by inflicting pain for a prolonged...2000, Olindo Romeo Chiocca, Mobsters and Thugs: Quotes from the Underworld, page 17
- Mob murders are seldom buckwheats, being instead simple business matters. An exception is made, however, for murders of example, such as in the case of informers, or mobsters who hold out on gang revenues […]2006, Carl Sifakis, The Mafia Encyclopedia, page 66
- The curly hair of a black person.
- Pubic hair.
Proper noun capitalized: Buckwheat
Buckwheat
- Barack Obama.
- How will "Buckwheat" Obama handle the ever increasing nuke threat from
Iran?2008 February 4, Gabby Hayes, “"Buckwheat" Obama and Iran”, in alt.politics (Usenet) - You know as well as I do that OIF will end sweetly, nicely, AND WAAY
BEFORE 2012. Unlike Hitlary (always ducking sniper fire) and
Buckwheat (doesn't know when to duck or how to fire), McAmnesty will
leave a bloody trail of blasted ass from the Mall to Langley!2008 May 6, Patriot Games, “Buckwheat Gets Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Endorsement!”, in alt.politics (Usenet)
- How will "Buckwheat" Obama handle the ever increasing nuke threat from
buckwheat meaning in Hindi, Malayalam, Tagalog and Arabic
buckwheat in Hindi
- Fagopyrum esculentum plant
- कूटू kūṭū, फाफर phāphar, कसपत kaspat
- fruit of this plant as cereal
- कूटू kūṭū, फाफर phāphar, कसपत kaspat
buckwheat in Malayalam
- fruit of this plant as cereal
- കുതിരഗോതമ്പ് kutiragōtampŭ
buckwheat in Tagalog
- Fagopyrum esculentum plant
- hayang trigo
buckwheat in Arabic
- Fagopyrum esculentum plant
- حِنْطَة سَوْدَاء ḥinṭa sawdāʔ
- fruit of this plant as cereal
- حِنْطَة سَوْدَاء ḥinṭa sawdāʔ
More languagesFewer languages
- buckwheat in Vietnamese
- lúa mạch, kiều mạch
Examples of buckwheat in a sentence
- Buckwheat, quinoa and amaranth are pseudocereals.
- In Bumthang, khule (buckwheat pancakes) and puta (buckwheat noodles) replace rice as the foundation of many meals.
- Me: Is a buckwheat porridge good for me to eat now?
Forms of buckwheat
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Origin of buckwheat
Ultimately from Middle Low German bōkwête (“beech-wheat”) (so called because of its triangular seeds, which resemble the much larger seeds of the beech nut from the beech tree, and the fact that it is used like wheat), probably via Middle Dutch boecweit, boecweite. Compare German Buchweizen. Despite the name, buckwheat is not related to wheat, as it is not a grass.
After a character from the Little Rascals comedy films, from buckwheat. Popularized by politician Corey Poitier in March 2010 though attestations exist as early as February 2008.
Words formed from buckwheat
- buckwheat cake
- buckwheat coal
- buckwheater
- buckwheatlike
- buckwheat note
- buckwheat tree
- buckwheat vine
- buckwheaty
- California buckwheat
- climbing buckwheat
- common buckwheat
- Conejo buckwheat
- false buckwheat
- hedge buckwheat
- Mount Diablo buckwheat
- naked buckwheat
- nude buckwheat
- saffron buckwheat
- sulfur buckwheat
- tall buckwheat
- Tartar buckwheat
- Tartarian buckwheat
- Tartary buckwheat
- true buckwheat
- wild buckwheat
- Wright's buckwheat
Phrases with buckwheat
Questions about buckwheat
- What does buckwheat mean?
- Buckwheat means an Asian plant, of the species Fagopyrum esculentum.
- What is buckwheat in Hindi?
- Buckwheat in Hindi is कूटू (kūṭū), फाफर (phāphar), कसपत (kaspat). See Buckwheat meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is buckwheat?
- Buckwheat can be a noun or a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce buckwheat?
- Buckwheat is pronounced /ˈbʌkʍiːt/.
- What is the plural of buckwheat?
- The plural of buckwheat is buckwheats.
Words near buckwheat in the dictionary
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