Meanings
emmer1
plural emmers
- countableuncountableAny member of the species Triticum dicoccum, one of a group of hulled wheats that are important food grains.First known use 1908
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Emmer Wheat or Farro Emmer wheat, T. turgidum dicoccum, was probably the second wheat to be cultivated. It grew in warmer climates than einkorn, and became the most important cultivated form from the Near East through northern Africa and Europe until early Roman times, when it was superseded by durum and bread wheats. But pockets of emmer cultivation survived in parts of Europe, and emmer is now widely available under its Italian name, farro.
2004, Harold McGee, chapter 9, in On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen, Scribner, →ISBN
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Synonyms & antonyms
nounAny member of the species Triticum dicoccum, one of a group of hulled wheats that are important food grains.
More synonyms by meaning
nounhard red wheat grown especially in Russia and Germany; in United States as stock feed
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Origin
emmer · noun
- GermanEmmer
- Englishemmer
First used in 1908; borrowed from German Emmer (compare the obsolescent related German synonym Amelkorn, whence English amelcorn).
More words from German
Full word history & related roots →Emmer · proper noun
* As a German surname, from the noun Emmer (“grain”). * Also as a German surname, from the adjective eben (“smooth, even”) + the suffix -er. * As a Dutch surname, from the personal name Emmert, from the old Germanic name Emhard, see Emmert. Or, from the name Egmar, from *aggju (“sharp point of a sword”) + *mārī (“famous”). * Also as a Dutch surname, from the noun emmer (“bucket”).
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian двузърнест лимец
- двузърнест лимец (dvuzărnest limec)Triticum dicoccon
Catalan espelta bessona, pisana
- espelta bessonaTriticum dicoccon
- pisanaTriticum dicoccon
- blat midonerTriticum dicoccon
Czech pšenice naduřelá
- pšenice naduřeláTriticum dicoccon
Danish emmer
- emmerTriticum dicoccon
Dutch emmertarwe, tweekoren
- emmertarweTriticum dicoccon
- tweekorenTriticum dicoccon
- emmerTriticum dicoccon
Finnish emmervehnä
- emmervehnäTriticum dicoccon
French amidonnier
- amidonnierTriticum dicoccon
German Emmer, Zweikorn
- EmmerTriticum dicoccon
- ZweikornTriticum dicoccon
Hungarian tönkebúza, kétszemű búza
- tönkebúzaTriticum dicoccon
- kétszemű búzaTriticum dicoccon
Italian farro dicocco, farro medio
- farro dicoccoTriticum dicoccon
- farro medioTriticum dicoccon
Latin far, alica
- farTriticum dicoccon
- alicaTriticum dicoccon
Persian گندم دودانه
- گندم دودانه (gandom-e dodâne)Triticum dicoccon
Polish pszenica płaskurka, płaskurka
- pszenica płaskurkaTriticum dicoccon
- płaskurkaTriticum dicoccon
Portuguese farro
- farroTriticum dicoccon
Russian э́ммер, пшени́ца двузерня́нка
- э́ммер (émmer)Triticum dicoccon
- пшени́ца двузерня́нка (pšeníca dvuzernjánka)Triticum dicoccon
Spanish farro, trigo almidonero
- farroTriticum dicoccon
- trigo almidoneroTriticum dicoccon
Turkish gernik, kavılca
- gernikTriticum dicoccon
- kavılcaTriticum dicoccon
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with emmer
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Cite this entry
emmer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/emmer
“emmer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/emmer. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “emmer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/emmer.
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