wheat

小麦

粒を粉にして、パンや麺などの材料にする穀物。

やさしい英語で： A crop whose grain is ground into flour to make bread, pasta, and other foods.

• Farmers grow wheat here.
• This bread is made from wheat flour.
• The wheat was ready to harvest in July.

類義語： triticum

よく使う表現： wheat flour, wheat field, grow wheat

小麦の品種

パン用の粉などを作る小麦の、特定の種類。

やさしい英語で： A particular type of the crop used to make flour for bread.

• This wheat grows well in cold weather.
• The farm grows several wheats for different uses.
• Which wheat is best for making pasta?

よく使う表現： hard wheat, soft wheat, winter wheat

小麦色

熟した麦の粒のような、薄い茶色。

やさしい英語で： A pale brown colour like ripe grain.

• They chose wheat for the walls.
• The curtains were a soft shade of wheat.
• Would wheat look better than cream in this room?

よく使う表現： shade of wheat, painted in wheat