graham

The word “graham” means whole-wheat flour made by grinding the entire wheat kernel, including the bran. In plain terms, whole-wheat flour, the crackers made from it, or a common Scottish name.

“Graham” is pronounced GRAY-uhm (/ˈɡɹeɪ̯əm/ in IPA).

Here is “graham” used in a sentence: “The recipe calls for graham flour instead of regular white flour.”

Words with a similar meaning to “graham” include graham flour.

Depending on how it is used, “graham” can be a noun and a name.

The word “graham” dates back to around 1800. The flour and cracker are named after Sylvester Graham, a 19th-century American dietary reformer.

“Graham” is a fairly common word in modern English.

“Graham” has 3 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: whole-wheat flour made by grinding the entire wheat kernel, including the bran.

Graham flour is a type of whole-wheat flour made by grinding the entire wheat kernel, including the bran, so the two are very similar. Graham flour is traditionally ground more coarsely, giving a slightly denser, crumblier texture.

A graham cracker is a slightly sweet, crumbly biscuit made from graham flour. "Graham" on its own is often used as a short form of "graham cracker," especially in American English.

"Graham" describes whole-wheat products made from coarsely ground flour, most famously graham crackers and graham flour used in baking. Crushed graham crackers are also a popular base for pie crusts and desserts such as s'mores.

In its food senses, "graham" is normally written in lowercase, as in "graham flour" and "graham crackers." It behaves like an ordinary descriptive word for coarsely ground whole-wheat products.