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- [mawlt]
- /mɔlt/
- /mɒlt/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [mawlt]
- /mɔlt/
Definitions of malt word
- noun malt germinated grain, usually barley, used in brewing and distilling. 1
- noun malt any alcoholic beverage, as beer, ale, or malt liquor, fermented from malt. 1
- noun malt whisky, as Scotch, that is distilled entirely from malted barley. 1
- noun malt malted milk (def 2). 1
- verb with object malt to convert (grain) into malt by soaking it in water and allowing it to germinate. 1
- verb with object malt to treat or mix with malt, malt extract, etc. 1
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Origin of malt
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English; Old English mealt; cognate with Old Norse malt, German Malz; akin to melt1
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Parts of speech for Malt
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
malt popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
malt usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for malt
noun malt
- brew — If you brew tea or coffee, you make it by pouring hot water over tea leaves or ground coffee.
- suds — soapy water.
- beer — Beer is a bitter alcoholic drink made from grain.
- hops — to make a short, bouncing leap; move by leaping with all feet off the ground.
- lager — a camp or encampment, especially within a protective circle of wagons.
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