buckwheat
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- Words With Friends
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Definition of buckwheat
7 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included
noun
- (uncountable, usually)An Asian plant, of the species Fagopyrum esculentum.
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noun
- (uncountable, usually)An Asian plant, of the species Fagopyrum esculentum.
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(uncountable, usually)The fruit of this plant used as a pseudocereal.
“I'll need a few things. I'll need some mayonnaise and a silver tin of sardines, a banana. I'll need some buckwheat flapjack mix.”
- (US, Western, uncountable, usually)Any of the wild buckwheats in the genus Eriogonum.
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(slang, uncountable, usually)A slow and painful murder by the Mafia as a warning to others.
“Mafia mythology has many believe that the method used to eliminate a person is often a reflection of the respect for that individual. In this case, the Profaci gunman must have witnessed a "buckwheat's" execution, where an example is being made of the victim by inflicting pain for a prolonged period.”
“Mob murders are seldom buckwheats, being instead simple business matters. An exception is made, however, for murders of example, such as in the case of informers, or mobsters who hold out on gang revenues […]”
- (US, derogatory, ethnic, offensive, slur, uncountable, usually)Curly hair of a black person.
- (slang, uncountable, usually)Pubic hair.
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(derogatory, humorous)Barack Obama.
“How will "Buckwheat" Obama handle the ever increasing nuke threat from Iran?”
“You know as well as I do that OIF will end sweetly, nicely, AND WAAY BEFORE 2012. Unlike Hitlary (always ducking sniper fire) and Buckwheat (doesn't know when to duck or how to fire), McAmnesty will leave a bloody trail of blasted ass from the Mall to Langley!”
“If you voted for Buckwheat in 2008, it proves your^([sic]) not a racist. If you vote for Buckwheat in 2012, it will prove that you are a frickin' idiot. Life's tough, but it is tougher when you are stupid.”
“Buckwheat was the first to ignore the 1st Ammendment^([sic]) and the government not interfering with the free exercise of religious faith.”
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Etymology
Ultimately from Middle Low German bōkwête (“beech-wheat”) (so called because of its triangular seeds, which resemble the much larger seeds of the beech nut from the beech tree, and the…
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Ultimately from Middle Low German bōkwête (“beech-wheat”) (so called because of its triangular seeds, which resemble the much larger seeds of the beech nut from the beech tree, and the fact that it is used like wheat), probably via Middle Dutch boecweit, boecweite. Compare German Buchweizen. Despite the name, buckwheat is not related to wheat, as it is not a grass.
Words you can make from buckwheat
170 playable · top: HACKBUT (18 pts)
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5 words5-letter words
23 words4-letter words
69 words- HAWK 14 pts
- BAWK 13 pts
- HACK 13 pts
- HECK 13 pts
- HUCK 13 pts
- WACK 13 pts
- BACK 12 pts
- BECK 12 pts
- BUCK 12 pts
- CHAW 12 pts
- CHEW 12 pts
- BACH 11 pts
- CHUB 11 pts
- HAKE 11 pts
- HAKU 11 pts
- KHAT 11 pts
- KHET 11 pts
- WAKE 11 pts
- WAUK 11 pts
- WEAK 11 pts
- WEKA 11 pts
- BAKE 10 pts
- BEAK 10 pts
- CAKE 10 pts
- CUKE 10 pts
- TACK 10 pts
- THAW 10 pts
- THEW 10 pts
- TUCK 10 pts
- WHAT 10 pts
- WHET 10 pts
- ACHE 9 pts
- BAHT 9 pts
- BATH 9 pts
- BETH 9 pts
- BHUT 9 pts
- CATH 9 pts
- CHAT 9 pts
- EACH 9 pts
- ECHT 9 pts
- ETCH 9 pts
- HABU 9 pts
- TACH 9 pts
- TECH 9 pts
- CUBE 8 pts
- KETA 8 pts
- TAKE 8 pts
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- EATH 7 pts
- HAET 7 pts
- HATE 7 pts
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- HEAT 7 pts
- THAE 7 pts
- TWAE 7 pts
- WETA 7 pts
- ABET 6 pts
- ABUT 6 pts
- BATE 6 pts
- BEAT 6 pts
- BEAU 6 pts
- BETA 6 pts
- BUTE 6 pts
- CATE 6 pts
- CUTE 6 pts
- TABU 6 pts
- TACE 6 pts
- TUBA 6 pts
- TUBE 6 pts
3-letter words
54 words- ACK 9 pts
- HAW 9 pts
- HEW 9 pts
- KAB 9 pts
- WHA 9 pts
- BAH 8 pts
- CAW 8 pts
- HUB 8 pts
- WAB 8 pts
- WEB 8 pts
- AUK 7 pts
- CAB 7 pts
- CUB 7 pts
- KAE 7 pts
- KAT 7 pts
- KEA 7 pts
- KUE 7 pts
- UKE 7 pts
- AWE 6 pts
- ETH 6 pts
- HAE 6 pts
- HAT 6 pts
- HET 6 pts
- HUE 6 pts
- HUT 6 pts
- TAW 6 pts
- TEW 6 pts
- THE 6 pts
- TWA 6 pts
- WAE 6 pts
- WAT 6 pts
- WET 6 pts
- ACE 5 pts
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- BAE 5 pts
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- BET 5 pts
- BUT 5 pts
- CAT 5 pts
- CUE 5 pts
- CUT 5 pts
- ECU 5 pts
- TAB 5 pts
- TEC 5 pts
- TUB 5 pts
- ATE 3 pts
- EAT 3 pts
- EAU 3 pts
- ETA 3 pts
- TAE 3 pts
- TAU 3 pts
- TEA 3 pts
- UTA 3 pts
- UTE 3 pts
2-letter words
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