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Rye

Rye (noun) means a hardy cereal grass grown for its grain, widely used to make bread, whiskey, and animal feed. Example: “The bakery sold a dense loaf of dark rye bread.”

noun

A hardy cereal grass grown for its grain, widely used to make bread, whiskey, and animal feed.

"The bakery sold a dense loaf of dark rye bread."

"He ordered a rye whiskey neat at the bar."

How to use Rye

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishA grain crop closely related to wheat and barley, valued for its hardiness in poor soil and cold climates, and famous for rye bread and rye whiskey.

Common pairings

rye bread rye whiskey a field of rye

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Etymology

Inherited from Middle English rye, rie, from Old English ryġe, from Proto-West Germanic *rugi, from Proto-Germanic *rugiz. Germanic cognates include Dutch and West Frisian rogge, Low German Rogg, German Roggen, Rocken, Old Norse rugr (Danish rug, Swedish råg); non-Germanic cognates include Russian рожь (rožʹ) and Latvian rudzi.

Origin: Middle English

Synonyms

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rye whisky rye whiskey

Rhymes for Rye

ye fye dye eye aye lye bye nye tye Faye Kaye Skye

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Frequently asked questions

What does “Rye” mean?

The word “Rye” means a hardy cereal grass grown for its grain, widely used to make bread, whiskey, and animal feed. In plain terms, a grain crop closely related to wheat and barley, valued for its hardiness in poor soil and cold climates, and famous for rye bread and rye whiskey.

How do you use “Rye” in a sentence?

Here is “Rye” used in a sentence: “The bakery sold a dense loaf of dark rye bread.”

What part of speech is “Rye”?

“Rye” is a noun.

Is “Rye” a common word?

“Rye” is an uncommon word in modern English.