Phrase guide

wheat paste

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A gel or liquid adhesive made from wheat flour or wheat starch and water.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

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Synonyms: flour paste

Antonyms: none provided

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Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: pastetes — gel or liquid adhesive made from wheat flour or starch and water
  • Chinese Mandarin: 小麥糊 /小麦糊 (xiǎomàihú) — gel or liquid adhesive made from wheat flour or starch and water
  • Finnish: jauholiisteri — gel or liquid adhesive made from wheat flour or starch and water
  • Finnish: vehnäliisteri — gel or liquid adhesive made from wheat flour or starch and water
  • German: Weizenstärkekleister — gel or liquid adhesive made from wheat flour or starch and water
  • Hungarian: csiriz — gel or liquid adhesive made from wheat flour or starch and water
  • Russian: кле́йстер (kléjster) — gel or liquid adhesive made from wheat flour or starch and water