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freekeh

/ˈfɹiːkɛ/

freekeh noun: wheat grains that are harvested while still unripe and then roasted.

Noun

freekeh (uncountable)

  1. Wheat grains that are harvested while still unripe and then roasted.
    • Meanwhile, rinse the freekeh very well under cold water, tip it into a pan and cover with lots of salted water.2015 September 26, Thomasina Miers, “The weekend cook: Thomasina Miers’ squash recipes”, in The Guardian

Forms of freekeh

alternative formfarik
alternative formfreekah
alternative formfrikeh

Origin of freekeh

Borrowed from Arabic فَرِيكَة (farīka).

Questions about freekeh

What does freekeh mean?
Freekeh means wheat grains that are harvested while still unripe and then roasted.
What part of speech is freekeh?
Freekeh is a noun.
How do you pronounce freekeh?
Freekeh is pronounced /ˈfɹiːkɛ/.

Words near freekeh in the dictionary

  1. freeing up
  2. freeingly
  3. freeings
  4. freeish
  5. freekah
  6. freekeh
  7. freekick
  8. freekicks
  9. Freekirker
  10. Freekirkers
  11. Freel

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