barley
nounUS /ˈbɑɹli/ · UK /ˈbɑːli/
Etymology From Middle English barly, barli, from Old English bærlīċ (“barley-like”, adjective) (later referring to barley itself and grain crops of similar appearance), from bere (“barley”) (compare Scots bere (“six-rowed barley”)), from Proto-Germanic *baraz (compare Old Norse barr), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰers- (“spike, prickle”). Equivalent to bere + -ly. See English brew.
1
Usually A cereal of the species Hordeum vulgare, or its grains, often used as food or to make beer and other malted drinks.
2
Singapore, Usually The seed of Job's tears. (Coix lacryma-jobi)
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