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spelts

spelts is the plural of spelt.

Meaning of spelt

Noun (1)

spelt (usually uncountable, plural spelts)

  1. (usually) A grain, considered either a subspecies of wheat, Triticum aestivum subsp. spelta, or a separate species Triticum spelta or Triticum dicoccon.
    Synonyms:
    dinkel

Noun (2)

spelt (plural spelts)

  1. (Northern England, Scotland, dialectal) A thin piece of wood or metal; a splinter.
  2. Spelter.

See all 5 meanings of spelt

Questions about spelts

What is spelts the plural of?
Spelts is the plural of spelt.

Words near spelts in the dictionary

  1. speltermen
  2. spelters
  3. Spelthorne
  4. spelting
  5. speltmeal
  6. spelts
  7. Speltz
  8. Speltzes
  9. spelunc
  10. speluncaphobia
  11. speluncar

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