What does "beremeal" mean?

A wholegrain flour made from bere, a variety of barley grown in northern Scotland, Orkney, and the Shetland Islands. It is commonly used in making bannocks and ale.

Beremeal

//ˈbɪɚmil// noun

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Noun

1
A wholegrain flour made from bere, a variety of barley grown in northern Scotland, Orkney, and the Shetland Islands. It is commonly used in making bannocks and ale. Scotland, uncountable

Etymology

From bere + meal.

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shetland islands

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