Phrase guide

wheat bread

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

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1

noun

Meaning 1

Ellipsis of whole-wheat bread.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, idiomatic, uncountable

Examples

  • Near-synonym: brown bread (whole-wheat bread sense)
  • He usually eats wheat bread, but today he ordered white bread to change it up a little.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: brown bread

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: bread, food

2

noun

Meaning 2

Any bread made from wheat flour, as contrasted with nonwheat flours.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Qualifier: occasionally

Examples

  • She likes bread, but she can't eat wheat bread because of the gluten. We picked up some gluten-free bread that's made from other grains.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Middle English whete bred, equivalent to wheat + bread. Compare German Weizenbrot, Danish hvedebrød, Swedish vetebröd, Icelandic hveitibrauð.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Danish: hvedebrød — bread made from wheat flour
  • Galician: pantrigo — bread made from wheat flour
  • German: Weizenbrot — bread made from wheat flour
  • Ingrian: saija — bread made from wheat flour
  • Ingrian: siitnikka — bread made from wheat flour
  • Polish: chleb pszenny — bread made from wheat flour
  • Swedish: vetebröd — bread made from wheat flour
  • Tagalog: tinapay na may trigo — bread made from wheat flour
  • Vietnamese: bánh mì nâu — bread made from wheat flour
  • Polish: chleb pełnoziarnisty — whole-wheat bread
  • Swedish: fullkornsbröd — whole-wheat bread
  • Swedish: fullkornsvetebröd — whole-wheat bread
  • Vietnamese: bánh mì ngũ cốc — whole-wheat bread