buckwheat

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An Asian plant, of the species Fagopyrum esculentum. uncountable,usually
  2. The fruit of this plant used as a pseudocereal. uncountable,usually
    — 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.
  3. Any of the wild buckwheats in the genus Eriogonum. US,Western,uncountable,usually
  4. A slow and painful murder by the Mafia as a warning to others. slang,uncountable,usually
    — 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.
  5. Curly hair of a black person. US,derogatory,ethnic,offensive,slur
  6. Pubic hair. slang,uncountable,usually

词形变化

buckwheats plural

词汇关系

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词源

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.
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