Standard Lemma guide

triticale

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

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

  • /ˌtɹɪtɪˈkeɪli/
  • rhymes with -eɪli

1

noun

Meaning 1

A grain crop, a hybrid of wheat and rye, that gives a high yield.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: grain, cereal

2

noun

Meaning 2

Any particular variety of triticale.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Blend of Latin trīticum (“wheat”) + Latin sēcale (“rye”).

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: triticale — grain crop
  • Chinese Mandarin: 小黑麥 /小黑麦 (xiǎohēimài) — grain crop
  • Finnish: ruisvehnä — grain crop
  • Finnish: tritikali — grain crop
  • Galician: comuña — grain crop
  • German: Triticale — grain crop
  • Irish: triteacál — grain crop
  • Polish: pszenżyto — grain crop
  • Russian: тритика́ле (tritikále) — grain crop
  • Spanish: triticale — grain crop
  • Welsh: rhygwenith — grain crop
  • Chinese Mandarin: 小黑麥 /小黑麦 (xiǎohēimài) — any particular variety of triticale
  • Finnish: ruisvehnälajike — any particular variety of triticale
  • Galician: comuña — any particular variety of triticale
  • Polish: pszenżyto — any particular variety of triticale
  • Russian: тритика́ле (tritikále) — any particular variety of triticale
  • Welsh: rhygwenith — any particular variety of triticale