Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna mixture of nectar and pollen prepared by worker bees and fed to larvae
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Old Englishbēobrēad“honeycomb full of honey”
- Englishbeebread
Probably an Early Modern English combination of bee + bread, but compare the Old English bēobrēad (“honeycomb full of honey”), and Middle English beoblæd (for beobræd?). Cognate with Old Saxon bībrōd (“honeycomb”, “gingerbread”, literally “bee-bread”).
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Ancient Greek κήρῐνθος, ἐριθάκη
- κήρῐνθος (kḗrĭnthos)bee pollen with added honey and bee secretions
- ἐριθάκη (erithákē)bee pollen with added honey and bee secretions
- σανδαράκη (sandarákē)bee pollen with added honey and bee secretions
Arabic خُبْز النَحْل
- خُبْز النَحْل (ḵubz an-naḥl)bee pollen with added honey and bee secretions
Bulgarian перга, пчелен прашец
- перга (perga)bee pollen with added honey and bee secretions
- пчелен прашец (pčelen prašec)bee pollen with added honey and bee secretions
Catalan pa d'abella
- pa d'abellabee pollen with added honey and bee secretions
Chinese Mandarin 蜂花粉
- 蜂花粉 (fēnghuāfěn)bee pollen with added honey and bee secretions
Czech včelí chléb, perga
- včelí chlébbee pollen with added honey and bee secretions
- pergabee pollen with added honey and bee secretions
Danish bibrød
- bibrødbee pollen with added honey and bee secretions
Dutch ambrozijn, bijenbrood
- ambrozijnbee pollen with added honey and bee secretions
- bijenbroodbee pollen with added honey and bee secretions
Esperanto abelpano
- abelpanobee pollen with added honey and bee secretions
Estonian suir
- suirbee pollen with added honey and bee secretions
Finnish mehiläisleipä, perga
- mehiläisleipäbee pollen with added honey and bee secretions
- pergabee pollen with added honey and bee secretions
French pain d'abeille
- pain d'abeillebee pollen with added honey and bee secretions
German Bienenbrot, Perga
- Bienenbrotbee pollen with added honey and bee secretions
- Pergabee pollen with added honey and bee secretions
Hungarian méhkenyér, perga
- méhkenyérbee pollen with added honey and bee secretions
- pergabee pollen with added honey and bee secretions
Italian polline d'api
- polline d'apibee pollen with added honey and bee secretions
Latin cērinthus, erīthacē
- cērinthusbee pollen with added honey and bee secretions
- erīthacēbee pollen with added honey and bee secretions
- sandaracabee pollen with added honey and bee secretions
Latvian bišu maize
- bišu maizebee pollen with added honey and bee secretions
Lithuanian bičių duona
- bičių duonabee pollen with added honey and bee secretions
Polish pierzga
- pierzgabee pollen with added honey and bee secretions
Portuguese pão de abelha
- pão de abelhabee pollen with added honey and bee secretions
Romanian păstură
- păsturăbee pollen with added honey and bee secretions
Russian перга́, пчели́ный хлеб
- перга́ (pergá)bee pollen with added honey and bee secretions
- пчели́ный хлеб (pčelínyj xleb)bee pollen with added honey and bee secretions
Slovak perga, včelí peľ
- pergabee pollen with added honey and bee secretions
- včelí peľbee pollen with added honey and bee secretions
Spanish pan de abeja
- pan de abejabee pollen with added honey and bee secretions
Swedish bibröd
- bibrödbee pollen with added honey and bee secretions
Ukrainian перга́
- перга́ (perhá)bee pollen with added honey and bee secretions
Cite this entry
beebread. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beebread
“beebread.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beebread. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “beebread,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/beebread.
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