rye

ライ麦

パンや一部の酒の原料、動物の餌として使われる穀物。

やさしい英語で： A grain used to make bread and some alcoholic drinks, and to feed animals.

• This bread contains rye.
• They ground the rye into flour.
• The farmer sold a sack of rye to the mill.

よく使う表現： rye flour, rye bread, whole rye

ライ麦

パンや飲み物に使う穀粒を取るために栽培される、背の高いイネ科の植物。

やさしい英語で： A tall grass grown for its grain, which is used in bread and drinks.

• Rye grows well in this soil.
• The farmer planted rye last autumn.
• Tall rye covered the fields beside the road.

よく使う表現： grow rye, winter rye, field of rye

ライウイスキー

ライ麦から作られるウイスキー一杯、または一人分。

やさしい英語で： A glass or serving of whiskey made with rye grain.

• He ordered a rye at the bar.
• She sipped her rye slowly.
• The bartender poured two ryes over ice.

類義語： rye whiskey

よく使う表現： rye on ice, a straight rye, order a rye

キャラウェイ

パンの香りづけに使うキャラウェイの種を、誤ってライ麦の名で呼ぶもの。

やさしい英語で： Caraway seeds used to flavor bread, when people mistakenly call them by the grain’s name.

• She called the caraway seeds rye.
• By rye, he meant the spice in the bread.
• The customer asked for rye, pointing to the caraway seeds.

類義語： caraway

よく使う表現： rye seeds, rye in bread