buckwheat
English
/ˈbʌkʍiːt/
noun
Definitions
- An Asian plant, of the species Fagopyrum esculentum (Fagopyrum esculentum).
- (culinary) The fruit of this plant used as a pseudocereal.
- (western) Any of the wild buckwheats in the genus .
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle Dutch boecweite derived from Middle Low German bōkwête (beech-wheat).
Origin
Middle Low German
bōkwête
Gloss
beech-wheat
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Buche German
- Buchweizen German
- Buchweizenmehl German
- Weizen German
- boekweit Dutch, Flemish
- πυρός Ancient Greek
- boecweite Middle Dutch
- bōkwête Middle Low German