spelt
- A type of wheat (Triticum spelta) that was an important crop in Europe during the Bronze Age and is now grown chiefly as a health food. nounSpelt is often used as a substitute for wheat in baking.The farmer decided to plant spelt this year due to its growing popularity.
- The past tense and past participle of the verb 'spell', chiefly used in British English. verbShe spelt her name out for the receptionist.He spelt the word correctly on his first try.