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barley

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Scrabble points
11
Words With Friends
12
Letters
6
Pronunciation
/ˈbɑɹli/
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/ˈbɑɹli/ · /ˈbɑːli/

Definition of barley

5 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (uncountable, usually)A cereal of the species Hordeum vulgare, or its grains, often used as food or to make beer and other malted drinks.
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noun

  1. (uncountable, usually)A cereal of the species Hordeum vulgare, or its grains, often used as food or to make beer and other malted drinks.
  2. (Singapore, uncountable, usually)The seed of Job's tears. (Coix lacryma-jobi)

name

  1. (countable, uncountable)A village in Hertfordshire, England.
  2. (countable, uncountable)A village in Lancashire, England.
  3. (countable, uncountable)A surname.

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Etymology

From Middle English barly, barli, from Old English bærlīċ (“barley-like”, adjective) (later referring to barley itself and grain crops of similar appearance), from bere (“barley”) (compare Scots bere (“six-rowed barley”)), from Proto-Germanic *baraz (compare Old Norse barr), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰers- (“spike, prickle”). Equivalent to bere + -ly. See English brew.

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