malt
malt [malt malts malted malting] BrE [mɔːlt] BrE [mɒlt] NAmE [mɔːlt] noun 1. uncountable grain, usually ↑barley, that has been left in water for a period of time and then dried, used for making beer, ↑whisky, etc. 2. uncountable, countable = ↑malt whisky 3. uncountable, countable (NAmE) = ↑malted milk Word Origin: Old English m(e)alt, of Germanic origin; related to ↑melt.
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