barleycorn

Significat (Anglès)

1. A grain of barley.
2. (obsolete) The length of such a grain; a unit of length of approximately one third (or sometimes one quarter) of an inch or eight millimetres, still used as a basis for shoe sizes.
3. A small groove between two moldings.

Conceptes

ordi

gra d'ordi

Sinònims

barley

Traduccions

orge

cebada

grano de cebada

κριθαρόσπορος

gerstekorrel

cevada

Gerstenkorn

hordeum vulgare

κριθάρι

κρασοπατέρας

grain d’orge

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈbɑː(ɹ)liˌkɔː(ɹ)n/

Etimologia (Anglès)

From barley + corn.