单词 | rye |
释义 | Word Frequency rye 1(raɪ) noun 1. a tall hardy widely cultivated annual grass, Secale cereale, having soft bluish-green leaves, bristly flower spikes, and light brown grain See also wild rye 2. the grain of this grass, used in making flour and whiskey, and as a livestock food 3. Also called: rye whiskey whiskey distilled from rye. US whiskey must by law contain not less than 51 per cent rye 4. US short for ryebread Word origin Old English ryge; related to Old Norse rugr, Old French rogga, Old Saxon roggoWord Frequency rye 2(raɪ) noun dialect a gentleman Word origin from Romany rai, from Sanskrit rājan king; see rajahWord Frequency Rye(raɪ) noun a resort in SE England, in East Sussex: one of the Cinque Ports. Pop: 4195 (2001) |
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