beremeal

English

Etymology

From bere +‎ meal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈbɪɚmil/, /ˈbɪəmiːl/

Noun

beremeal (uncountable)

1. (Scotland) A wholegrain flour made from bere, a variety of barley grown in northern Scotland, Orkney, and the Shetland Islands. It is commonly used in making bannocks and ale.

Usage notes

• Bere, bear or baird is the four- or six-row barley, hardier and coarser than ordinary two-row barley (The Concise Scots Dictionary, Ed Mairi Robinson. Aberdeen University Press. 1987.)