buckwheat
/ˈbʌkʍiːt/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: 2.79 in modern English
23
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "I'll need a few things. I'll need some mayonnaise and a silver tin of sardines, a banana. I'll need some buckwheat flapjack mix."
- "Mafia mythology has many believe that the method used to eliminate a person is often a reflection of the respect for that individual. In this case, the Profaci gunman must have witnessed a "buckwheat's" execution, where an example is being made of the victim by inflicting pain for a prolonged period."
- "Mob murders are seldom buckwheats, being instead simple business matters. An exception is made, however, for murders of example, such as in the case of informers, or mobsters who hold out on gang revenues […]"
- "How will "Buckwheat" Obama handle the ever increasing nuke threat from Iran?"
- "You know as well as I do that OIF will end sweetly, nicely, AND WAAY BEFORE 2012. Unlike Hitlary (always ducking sniper fire) and Buckwheat (doesn't know when to duck or how to fire), McAmnesty will leave a bloody trail of blasted ass from the Mall to Langley!"
- "If you voted for Buckwheat in 2008, it proves your^([sic]) not a racist. If you vote for Buckwheat in 2012, it will prove that you are a frickin' idiot. Life's tough, but it is tougher when you are stupid."
Etymology
Ultimately from Middle Low German bōkwête (“beech-wheat”) (so called because of its triangular seeds, which resemble the much larger seeds of the beech nut from the beech tree, and the fact that it is used like wheat), probably via Middle Dutch boecweit, boecweite. Compare German Buchweizen. Despite the name, buckwheat is not related to wheat, as it is not a grass.
Word Breakdown
- Root: bōkwête, boecweit
Usage
- Uncountable
- American usage
- Slang
- Derogatory
- Offensive
- Humorous
Inflected Forms
Derived Forms
Phrases
buckwheat cake
buckwheat coal
buckwheat note
buckwheat tree
buckwheat vine
California buckwheat
climbing buckwheat
common buckwheat