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rye in Malay

rai

/ɹaɪ/

rye in Malay: rai. In English, rye means a grain used extensively in Europe for making bread, beer, and (now generally) for animal fodder.

Malay words for rye

the grass Secale cereale or its grains as food
rai

English meaning of rye

  1. noun A grain used extensively in Europe for making bread, beer, and (now generally) for animal fodder.
  2. noun The grass Secale cereale from which the grain is obtained.
  3. noun A drink (serving) of rye whiskey.
  4. noun Caraway (from the mistaken assumption that the whole seeds, often used to season rye bread, are the rye itself).

Full definition of rye

rye in a sentence

  • They bought a sack of rye and a sack of wheat with the intent to try their hand at milling and baking.
  • This field will be planted to rye next spring.
  • I'll have a rye, neat, please.

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Questions about rye in Malay

What is the meaning of rye in Malay?
Rye in Malay is rai.
Apakah maksud rye dalam bahasa Melayu?
Rye: rai.
What does rye mean in English?
Rye means a grain used extensively in Europe for making bread, beer, and (now generally) for animal fodder.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: rye (page history and authors), its translation table and English meanings. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the Malay words and English meanings and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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