malt C2 Topic:Food & Drink US /mɔlt/ UK /mɒlt/ See IPA manual Freq #16323 Meanings 1 noun grain, usually barley, that has been soaked, allowed to germinate, and dried for brewing or food The brewery bought malt from local farmers. 2 noun a drink or flavoring made with malted grain He ordered a chocolate malt after lunch. 3 verb to turn grain into malt The barley was malted before brewing began. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · grain, usually barley, that... malted grain 2 noun · a drink or flavoring made... malted drink 3 verb · to turn grain into malt malt grain More malt liquor Word family Derived forms maltedmaltingmalthousemaltster Related forms barleybrewwort Common collocations malt liquor Noun + noun malt sugar Noun + noun Etymology From Old English mealt, from a Germanic root connected with softening or grinding. Malting softens and changes grain so its sugars can be used in brewing and food. Topics Food & Drink External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # malt **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun, verb **IPA (US):** /mɔlt/ **IPA (UK):** /mɒlt/ **Frequency rank:** 16323 ## Meanings 1. grain, usually barley, that has been soaked, allowed to germinate, and dried for brewing or food 2. a drink or flavoring made with malted grain 3. to turn grain into malt ## Examples - The brewery bought malt from local farmers. - He ordered a chocolate malt after lunch. - The barley was malted before brewing began. ## Synonyms - malted grain - malted drink - malt liquor ## Derived Forms - malted - malting - malthouse - maltster ## Related Forms - barley - brew - wort ## Etymology From Old English mealt, from a Germanic root connected with softening or grinding. Malting softens and changes grain so its sugars can be used in brewing and food. ## Topics - Food & Drink markdown