# emmer

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɛmə/ · frequency rank #94,829

## Definitions
1. Any of species Triticum dicoccum, one of a group of hulled wheats that are important food grains.

## Etymology
First used in 1908; borrowed from German Emmer (compare the obsolescent related German synonym Amelkorn, whence English amelcorn).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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