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cebada

Pronunciation: /θeˈbada/

“cebada” is a Spanish word. Its meaning in English:

noun

  1. barley

In Spanish

  1. (Hordeum vulgare) Planta anual, herbácea, de la familia de las gramíneas, extensamente cultivada para la alimentación del hombre y los animales. Es más rústico que otros cereales, aún que el centeno; tiene el tallo cilíndrico, de hasta 2m de altura, con hojas lineales, e inflorescencias en espigas formadas por espiguillas uniformes y grano aguzado en los extremos.

Etymology

Inherited from Latin cibāta. Cognate with Catalan civada (“oat”), Portuguese cevada.

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