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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024rye1 /raɪ/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- Plant Biologya cereal grass.
- Plant Biologythe seeds or grain of this plant, used for making flour and whiskey.
- Foodbread made from this grain.
- WineAlso called ˈrye ˈwhis•key.
- a straight whiskey made from a crushed pulp containing 51 percent or more rye grain.
- , British Terms, Dialect Terms[Northeastern U.S. and Canada.]a blended whiskey.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024rye1 (rī),USA pronunciation n. - Plant Biologya widely cultivated cereal grass, Secale cereale, having one-nerved glumes and two- or three-flowered spikelets.
- Plant Biologythe seeds or grain of this plant, used for making flour and whiskey, and as a livestock feed.
- FoodSee rye bread.
- Winea straight whiskey distilled from a mash containing 51 percent or more rye grain.
- British Terms, Dialect Terms[Northeastern U.S. and Canada.]a blended whiskey.
adj. - made with rye grain or flour:rye rolls.Also called rye whiskey (for defs. 4, 5).
- bef. 900; Middle English; Old English ryge; cognate with Old Norse rūgr; akin to Dutch rogge, German Roggen
- Language Varietiesa male Gypsy.
Rye (rī),USA pronunciation n. - Place Namesa city in SE New York, on Long Island Sound. 15,083.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: rye /raɪ/ n - a tall hardy widely cultivated annual grass, Secale cereale, having soft bluish-green leaves, bristly flower spikes, and light brown grain
- the grain of this grass, used in making flour and whiskey, and as a livestock food
- Also called: rye whiskey whiskey distilled from rye. US whiskey must by law contain not less than 51 per cent rye
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short for rye bread
Etymology: Old English ryge; related to Old Norse rugr, Old French rogga, Old Saxon roggo Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: Rye /raɪ/ n - a resort in SE England, in East Sussex: one of the Cinque Ports. Pop: 4195 (2001)
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