"kamut" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: Taken from kamut, a transcription found in E. A. Wallis Budge's dictionary (where it was translated as "wheat") of Egyptian kꜣmwtt (“ear of barley”), in hieroglyphic form: k-A-m-w-t:t-M2:Z2-! Etymology templates: {{bor|en|egy|kꜣmwtt||ear of barley}} Egyptian kꜣmwtt (“ear of barley”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} kamut (uncountable)
  1. A commercial cultivar of Khorasan wheat. Wikipedia link: E. A. Wallis Budge Tags: uncountable Categories (lifeform): Grains, Hordeeae tribe grasses Synonyms: Kamut
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