wheaten C2 Topic:Food & Drink US /ˈwiːtən/ UK /ˈwiːtən/ See IPA manual Freq #106928 Meanings 1 adj made from, containing, or relating to wheat The bakery sells both rye loaves and lighter wheaten bread. 2 adj pale golden or yellowish beige, like ripe wheat The dog was known for its soft wheaten coat. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 adj · made from, containing, or... wheat-basedwhole-wheat 2 adj · pale golden or yellowish... wheat-coloredgolden-beige Word family Related forms wheatwhole-wheatwholemealwheatish Common collocations wheaten bread Adjective + noun Etymology From Middle English wheten and Old English hwæten, formed from wheat + the material adjective suffix -en. The color sense developed from the pale gold of ripe wheat. Topics Food & Drink External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # wheaten **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈwiːtən/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈwiːtən/ **Frequency rank:** 106928 ## Meanings 1. made from, containing, or relating to wheat 2. pale golden or yellowish beige, like ripe wheat ## Examples - The bakery sells both rye loaves and lighter wheaten bread. - The dog was known for its soft wheaten coat. ## Synonyms - wheat-based - wheat-colored - golden-beige ## Related Forms - wheat - whole-wheat - wholemeal - wheatish ## Etymology From Middle English wheten and Old English hwæten, formed from wheat + the material adjective suffix -en. The color sense developed from the pale gold of ripe wheat. ## Topics - Food & Drink markdown