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HOHLM-eel/ˈhəʊlmiːl/

Wholemeal describes flour or bread made from the whole grain, so it is browner and denser (UK). US whole wheat. White bread has the bran removed. Collocation: wholemeal bread / flour / toast. Adjective, sometimes noun: a wholemeal (meaning a wholemeal loaf) in shops.

Meaning

Made from the whole grain, especially bread or flour (UK; US whole wheat).

Examples

• “I prefer wholemeal bread for sandwiches.”
• “Wholemeal toast with Marmite is his usual breakfast.”
• “The packet says wholemeal flour, so the biscuits will be darker than last time.”

Good to know

wholemeal (UK). US: whole wheat. Contrast: white bread / white flour. wholemeal bread / toast.

Near in meaning

whole wheat

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