Phrase guide

pearl barley

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Barley that has had the husk and bran removed.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: pearled barley

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

barley ground into small round pellets

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: barley, barleycorn

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: ечемичен грис (ečemičen gris) — barley with the husk and bran removed
  • Chinese Cantonese: 洋薏米 (joeng4 ji3 mai5) — barley with the husk and bran removed
  • Chinese Cantonese: 洋薏 — barley with the husk and bran removed
  • Chinese Mandarin: 洋薏仁 — barley with the husk and bran removed
  • Chinese Mandarin: 洋薏米 (yángyìmǐ) — barley with the husk and bran removed
  • Dutch: gort — barley with the husk and bran removed
  • French: orge perlé — barley with the husk and bran removed
  • German: Graupen — barley with the husk and bran removed
  • German: Perlgraupen — barley with the husk and bran removed
  • Hungarian: árpagyöngy — barley with the husk and bran removed
  • Hungarian: gersli — barley with the husk and bran removed
  • Indonesian: beras Belanda — barley with the husk and bran removed
  • Latin: tisana — barley with the husk and bran removed
  • Manx: oarn skihlt — barley with the husk and bran removed
  • Polish: kasza perłowa — barley with the husk and bran removed
  • Polish: kasza jęczmienna — barley with the husk and bran removed
  • Polish: pęczak — barley with the husk and bran removed
  • Romanian: arpacaș — barley with the husk and bran removed
  • Russian: перло́вая крупа́ (perlóvaja krupá) — barley with the husk and bran removed
  • Lower Sorbian: kšupy — barley with the husk and bran removed
  • Spanish: mote — barley with the husk and bran removed
  • Spanish: cebada perlada — barley with the husk and bran removed
  • Swedish: korngryn — barley with the husk and bran removed
  • Swedish: pärlgryn — barley with the husk and bran removed
  • Volapük: pärlatahod — barley with the husk and bran removed
  • Welsh: haidd gwyn — barley with the husk and bran removed