Malt
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /mɒlt/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Malt is a noun meaning Malted grain (sprouted grain) (usually barley), used in brewing and otherwise.
Meaning
Malted grain (sprouted grain) (usually barley), used in brewing and otherwise.
More Meanings
- Malt liquor, especially malt whisky.
- (US, informal) A milkshake with malted milk powder added for flavor.
- Maltose-rich sugar derived from malted grain.
- (intransitive) To become malt.
- (intransitive, dated, humorous) To drink malt liquor.
- (transitive) To convert a cereal grain into malt by causing it to sprout (by soaking in water) and then halting germination (by drying with hot air) in order to develop enzymes that can break down starches and proteins in the grain.
Example Sentences
Afterward she sat in the drugstore sucking malt through a straw.
Oh many a peer of England brews Livelier liquor than the Muse, And malt does more than Milton can To justify God's ways to man.
Word Forms
- malts
- malting
- malted
Synonyms for malt
Depending on context, synonyms include malted.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include whiskey, whisky, brewing, syrup, milkshake, ale.
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