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English
Etymology
From bere + meal.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈbɪɚmil/, /ˈbɪəmiːl/
Noun
beremeal (uncountable)
- (Scotland) A wholegrain flour made from bere, a variety of barley grown in northern Scotland, Orkney, and the Shetland Islands. It is commonly used in making bannocks and ale.
Usage notes
- Bere, bear or baird is the four- or six-row barley, hardier and coarser than ordinary two-row barley (The Concise Scots Dictionary, Ed Mairi Robinson. Aberdeen University Press. 1987.)