buckwheat en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈbʌkʍiːt/
- (US) audio
- /ˈbʌkwiːt/
Etymology
Ultimately from Middle Low German bōkwête (“beech-wheat”) (so called because of its triangular seeds, which resemble the much larger seeds of the beech nut from the beech tree, and the fact that it is used like wheat), probably via Middle Dutch boecweit, boecweite. Compare German Buchweizen. Despite the name, buckwheat is not related to wheat, as it is not a grass.
Meanings
- (uncountable, usually) An Asian plant, of the species Fagopyrum esculentum.
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(uncountable, usually) The fruit of this plant used as a pseudocereal.
I'll need a few things. I'll need some mayonnaise and a silver tin of sardines, a banana. I'll need some buckwheat flapjack mix.
2017, Sam Shepard, chapter 27, in Spy of the First Person, →ISBN, page 62:
- (US, Western, uncountable, usually) Any of the wild buckwheats in the genus Eriogonum.
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(slang, uncountable, usually) A slow and painful murder by the Mafia as a warning to others.
Mafia mythology has many believe that the method used to eliminate a person is often a reflection of the respect for that individual. In this case, the Profaci gunman must have witnessed a "buckwheat's" execution, where an example is being made of the victim by inflicting pain for a prolonged period.
2000, Olindo Romeo Chiocca, Mobsters and Thugs: Quotes from the Underworld, page 17:Mob murders are seldom buckwheats, being instead simple business matters. An exception is made, however, for murders of example, such as in the case of informers, or mobsters who hold out on gang revenues […]
2006, Carl Sifakis, The Mafia Encyclopedia, page 66:
- (US, derogatory, ethnic, offensive, slang, slur, uncountable, usually) The curly hair of a black person.
- (slang, uncountable, usually) Pubic hair.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| buckwheats | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
true buckwheat · buckwheatlike · common buckwheat · Wright's buckwheat · buckwheat coal · Tartarian buckwheat · buckwheater · Mount Diablo buckwheat · hedge buckwheat · buckwheaty · California buckwheat · buckwheat note · saffron buckwheat · sulfur buckwheat · buckwheat cake · Conejo buckwheat · Tartar buckwheat · Tartary buckwheat · naked buckwheat · false buckwheat · wild buckwheat · nude buckwheat · buckwheat tree · climbing buckwheat · buckwheat vine · tall buckwheat
Translations (136)
gd cruithneachd-buidhe (Fagopyrum esculentum plant) · de Buchweizen (fruit of this plant as cereal) · sl ajda (fruit of this plant as cereal) · fi viljatatar (Fagopyrum esculentum plant) · uk гре́чка (fruit of this plant as cereal) · ro hrișcă (fruit of this plant as cereal) · kix yōhtsùh (Fagopyrum esculentum plant) · mk хелда (fruit of this plant as cereal) · vi kiều mạch (fruit of this plant as cereal) · mn сагадай (Fagopyrum esculentum plant) · mi witi paka (Fagopyrum esculentum plant) · yue 蕎麥 /荞麦 (Fagopyrum esculentum plant) · ka წიწიბურა (Fagopyrum esculentum plant) · roa-gal bié naïr (fruit of this plant as cereal) · hi कसपत (fruit of this plant as cereal) · br gwinizh-du (fruit of this plant as cereal) · it grano saraceno (fruit of this plant as cereal) · pl gryka (fruit of this plant as cereal) · uk гре́чка (Fagopyrum esculentum plant) · it grano saraceno (Fagopyrum esculentum plant) · be грэ́чка (fruit of this plant as cereal) · myv ликша (Fagopyrum esculentum plant) · is bæki (fruit of this plant as cereal) · cs pohanka (fruit of this plant as cereal) · is bókhveiti (fruit of this plant as cereal) · tr karabuğday (Fagopyrum esculentum plant) · dsb hejduša (fruit of this plant as cereal) · pt trigo-mouro (fruit of this plant as cereal) · lv griķi (fruit of this plant as cereal) · sh хељда (fruit of this plant as cereal) · eo poligono (fruit of this plant as cereal) · yi גריקע (Fagopyrum esculentum plant) · ca fajol (Fagopyrum esculentum plant) · he כֻּסֶּמֶת (fruit of this plant as cereal) · izh greecina (fruit of this plant as cereal) · hi कसपत (Fagopyrum esculentum plant) · ba ҡарабойҙай (Fagopyrum esculentum plant) · hu hajdina (fruit of this plant as cereal) · sv bovete (Fagopyrum esculentum plant) · pl gryka (Fagopyrum esculentum plant) · hu hajdina (Fagopyrum esculentum plant) · pt trigo-sarraceno (Fagopyrum esculentum plant) · ar حِنْطَة سَوْدَاء (fruit of this plant as cereal) · es trigo sarraceno (Fagopyrum esculentum plant) · mnc ᠮᡝᡵᡝ (fruit of this plant as cereal) · ml കുതിരഗോതമ്പ് (fruit of this plant as cereal) · pt trigo-sarraceno (fruit of this plant as cereal) · yue 蕎麥 /荞麦 (fruit of this plant as cereal) · eo fagopiro (Fagopyrum esculentum plant) · krl greču (fruit of this plant as cereal) · mk елда (fruit of this plant as cereal) · fr sarrasin (fruit of this plant as cereal) · lt grikiai (fruit of this plant as cereal) · yi רעטשקע (Fagopyrum esculentum plant) · fr blé noir (fruit of this plant as cereal) · az qarabaşaq (Fagopyrum esculentum plant) · yi גריקע (fruit of this plant as cereal) · uz marjumak (fruit of this plant as cereal) · ga lus na gcearc ruán (Fagopyrum esculentum plant) · vi lúa mạch (fruit of this plant as cereal) · el φαγόπυρο (Fagopyrum esculentum plant) · ga ruán (fruit of this plant as cereal) · sk pohánka (fruit of this plant as cereal) · is bókhveiti (Fagopyrum esculentum plant) · ro hrișcă (Fagopyrum esculentum plant) · gl trigo sarraceno (Fagopyrum esculentum plant) · ga ruán (Fagopyrum esculentum plant) · ru гречи́ха (fruit of this plant as cereal) · ko 메밀 (Fagopyrum esculentum plant) · krl krečču (fruit of this plant as cereal) · yi רעטשקע (fruit of this plant as cereal) · de Buchweizen (Fagopyrum esculentum plant) · gd cruithneachd-buidhe (fruit of this plant as cereal) · bo རྒྱ་བྲ (fruit of this plant as cereal) · da boghvede (fruit of this plant as cereal) · ja 蕎麦 (Fagopyrum esculentum plant) · hi कूटू (fruit of this plant as cereal) · ar حِنْطَة سَوْدَاء (Fagopyrum esculentum plant) · dsb pšusnica (fruit of this plant as cereal) · ru гречи́ха (Fagopyrum esculentum plant) · cmn 蕎麥 /荞麦 (Fagopyrum esculentum plant) · tr karabuğday (fruit of this plant as cereal) · mhr шемшыдаҥ (fruit of this plant as cereal) · tt карабодай (fruit of this plant as cereal) · ka წიწიბურა (fruit of this plant as cereal) · mn сагаг (Fagopyrum esculentum plant) · ca gra de fajol (fruit of this plant as cereal) · xal меерә (Fagopyrum esculentum plant) · pt fagópiro (Fagopyrum esculentum plant) · hi फाफर (Fagopyrum esculentum plant) · yi טאַטריקע (fruit of this plant as cereal) · ja 蕎麦 (fruit of this plant as cereal) · ba ҡарабойҙай (fruit of this plant as cereal) · yi בוכווייץ (Fagopyrum esculentum plant) · az qarabaşaq yarması (fruit of this plant as cereal) · nb bokhvete (fruit of this plant as cereal) · fr sarrasin (Fagopyrum esculentum plant) · mn сагадай (fruit of this plant as cereal) · cy gwenith yr hydd (fruit of this plant as cereal) · ca blat sarraí (fruit of this plant as cereal) · es alforfón (fruit of this plant as cereal) · yi טאַטריקע (Fagopyrum esculentum plant) · uz grechka (fruit of this plant as cereal) · tl hayang trigo (Fagopyrum esculentum plant) · ii ꈾ (fruit of this plant as cereal) · mn сагаг (fruit of this plant as cereal) · ru гре́чка (fruit of this plant as cereal) · fi tattari (Fagopyrum esculentum plant) · sh heljda (fruit of this plant as cereal) · hi फाफर (fruit of this plant as cereal) · bg елда (fruit of this plant as cereal) · nl beuktarwe (fruit of this plant as cereal) · nl boekweit (fruit of this plant as cereal) · it fagopiro (Fagopyrum esculentum plant) · izh greecina (Fagopyrum esculentum plant) · pt trigo-mouro (Fagopyrum esculentum plant) · cmn 蕎麥 /荞麦 (fruit of this plant as cereal) · hy հնդկացորեն (fruit of this plant as cereal) · cy gwenith yr hydd (Fagopyrum esculentum plant) · pt trigo-mourisco (Fagopyrum esculentum plant) · yi בוכווייץ (fruit of this plant as cereal) · nl boekweit (Fagopyrum esculentum plant) · af bokwiet (fruit of this plant as cereal) · kk қарақұмық (fruit of this plant as cereal) · xal меерә (fruit of this plant as cereal) · mi witi paka (fruit of this plant as cereal) · ko 메밀 (fruit of this plant as cereal) · es alforfón (Fagopyrum esculentum plant) · fr blé sarrasin (fruit of this plant as cereal) · khb ᦶᦌᧁᧉᦖᦻᧈ (fruit of this plant as cereal) · fi tattari (fruit of this plant as cereal) · sv bovete (fruit of this plant as cereal) · pt trigo-mourisco (fruit of this plant as cereal) · et tatar (fruit of this plant as cereal) · mnc ᠮᡝᡵᡝ (Fagopyrum esculentum plant) · hi कूटू (Fagopyrum esculentum plant)