wheaten

English

Etymology

From Middle English wheten, from Old English hwǣten (“wheaten”), equivalent to wheat +‎ -en.

Pronunciation
  • Rhymes: -iːtən

Adjective

wheaten (comparative more wheaten, superlative most wheaten)

  1. Of, pertaining to, or made from wheat.
  2. Of a pale yellow-beige colour, like that of wheat.

Derived terms
  • wheaten terrier

Translations

Noun

wheaten (uncountable)

  1. A pale yellow or beige colour, like that of wheat.
    wheaten colour:  

See also
  • Appendix:Colors

Anagrams
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