a type of wheat with hard kernels, yielding a strong flour and used for bread, macaroni, etc
hard wheat in American English
wheat with high protein content and hard kernels
see also durum
hard wheat in American English
noun
a wheat, as durum wheat, characterized by flinty, dark-colored kernels that yield a flour used in making bread, macaroni, etc
Word origin
[1805–15]This word is first recorded in the period 1805–15. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Indo-European, alpaca, makeup, one-sided, phase
Examples of 'hard wheat' in a sentence
hard wheat
A good-quality piece of bread is incredibly nutritional, giving you carbs for energy and protein from the hard wheat.