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dinkel

dinkel noun: synonym of spelt.

Noun

dinkel (uncountable)

  1. Synonym of spelt.
    • Spelt or dinkel is an ancient form of wheat. Dinkel flour is marketed in several grades (kernels, white, whole-grain, etc.). It has a strong flavour and makes very good bread.2011, Jan Hedh, Artisan Breads: Practical Recipes and Detailed Instructions for Baking the World's Finest Loaves, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN
    Synonyms:
    spelt

Proper noun capitalized: Dinkel

Dinkel (plural Dinkels)

  1. A surname from German.

Synonyms of dinkel

Forms of dinkel

pluralDinkels

Origin of dinkel

Borrowed from German Dinkel.

Questions about dinkel

What does dinkel mean?
Dinkel means synonym of spelt.
What part of speech is dinkel?
Dinkel can be a noun or a proper noun.

Words near dinkel in the dictionary

  1. dink
  2. Dinka
  3. Dinkaland
  4. Dinkas
  5. dinked
  6. dinkel
  7. Dinkelland
  8. Dinkels
  9. dinker
  10. dinkers
  11. dinkey

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