rye

¹

[ rahy ]

noun

1. a widely cultivated cereal grass, Secale cereale, having one-nerved glumes and two- or three-flowered spikelets.
2. the seeds or grain of this plant, used for making flour and whiskey, and as a livestock feed.
3. rye bread.
4. a straight whiskey distilled from a mash containing 51 percent or more rye grain.
5. Northeastern U.S. and Canada. a blended whiskey.

adjective

1. made with rye grain or flour:

   rye rolls.

rye

²

[ rahy ]

noun

1. a male Romani; Rom.

Rye

³

[ rahy ]

noun

1. a city in SE New York, on Long Island Sound.

rye

¹

/ raɪ /

noun

1. dialect.
   a gentleman

rye

²

/ raɪ /

noun

1. a tall hardy widely cultivated annual grass, Secale cereale , having soft bluish-green leaves, bristly flower spikes, and light brown grain See also wild rye
2. the grain of this grass, used in making flour and whiskey, and as a livestock food
3. Also calledrye whiskey whiskey distilled from rye. US whiskey must by law contain not less than 51 per cent rye
4. short for rye bread

Rye

³

/ raɪ /

noun

1. a resort in SE England, in East Sussex: one of the Cinque Ports. Pop: 4195 (2001)

Word History and Origins

Origin of rye¹

before 900; Middle English; Old English ryge; cognate with Old Norse rūgr; akin to Dutch rogge, German Roggen

Origin of rye²

First recorded in 1850–55; from Romani rai “man, gentleman,” ultimately from Sanskrit rājan “king”; rajah ( def )

Word History and Origins

Origin of rye¹

from Romany rai , from Sanskrit rājan king; see rajah

Origin of rye²

Old English ryge ; related to Old Norse rugr , Old French rogga , Old Saxon roggo

Example Sentences

The interview got off to a rocky start when recurring guest Angela Rye asked Stein to clarify her assertion that her campaign was “winnable” in all 50 states, despite being off the ballot in at least 13, including three that didn’t allow write-ins.

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Later in the interview, Rye attempted to demonstrate the Green Party’s failure to build power from a grassroots level.

From Salon

Stein said, before Rye set the record straight.

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“It is the talking point of AOC the other day, taking her marching orders from the DNC, that we are only running for president,” Stein said, before Rye responded with skepticism on her language choice.

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“It is amazing to hear you talk about women of color as parroting talking points instead of us looking at basic math,” Rye said.

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Related Words

• bran
• corn
• grain
• rice
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