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pearl barley

noun

  1. barley milled into small, round grains, used in cooking, especially in soups.


pearl barley

noun

  1. barley ground into small round grains, used in cooking, esp in soups and stews
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of pearl barley1

First recorded in 1700–10
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Example Sentences

Scotch beef ramen, with pickled root vegetables, had 3.0 kilograms of carbon dioxide equivalent, while pearl barley and root vegetable hotpot with marinated cabbage came in at 0.1 kilograms of carbon dioxide equivalent.

A Polish take on risotto made with pearl barley.

Other grains, such as pearl barley and quinoa, also work well in this autumnal salad – lentils do, too.

And when a bowl of traditional dessert soup arrived, thick and brown with mung beans and pearl barley, sweetened with rock sugar, I slurped.

In a food processor or blender, pulse the pearl barley just until grains are reduced in size by a quarter to a half.

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