malt

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malt /mɔːlt $ mɒːlt/ noun 1. [uncountable]TACDFD grain, usually barley, that has been kept in water for a time and then dried. It is used for making beer, whisky etc. 麦芽2 [countable] American EnglishDFD a drink made from milk, malt, and ice cream that usually has something else such as chocolate added 麦乳精饮料 a cheeseburger and a chocolate malt 奶酪汉堡包和巧克力味麦乳精饮料3. [countable, uncountable] (also malt whisky)DFD a type of high-quality whisky from Scotland 麦芽威士忌〔一种苏格兰产的优质威士忌〕

Examples from the Corpus

malt• Selection of blended and malt whiskies.• The comprehensive tour included barley purchase, intake, laboratory, steeping, germination, kilns and malt dispatch.• Good list of wines and malt whiskies.• But my attention was continually pulled toward that deep malt aroma filling the air.• Smart has worked since he was 14 years old, but not like a stereotypical teen-ager earning malt and movie money.• The fellowship was set up in 1977 and is sponsored by William Grant and Sons, distillers of Glenfiddich malt whisky.• Our malt quality was very good which helped when 1993 contracts were being negotiated.Origin malt Old English mealt

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malt
malt /mɔːlt $ mɒːlt/

noun

Language: Old English
Origin: mealt

1. [uncountable] grain, usually barley, that has been kept in water for a time and then dried. It is used for making beer, whisky etc.
2. [countable] American English a drink made from milk, malt, and ice cream that usually has something else such as chocolate added: