Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gluten-free

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.62 in modern English

Syllables: gluten-free
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

10

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Of food, containing no gluten.

adj

Of a person, not eating gluten.

Example Sentences

"Let’s cut to the chase: there are as many ways to make a brownie as there are ways to cover yourself in chocolate in the process, but the real difference between the gluten-free recipes are in what they replace the wheat with."

Etymology

Etymology tree English gluten Proto-Indo-European *preyH- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *priHós Proto-Germanic *frijwaz Proto-West Germanic *friu Old English frēo Middle English -fre English -free English gluten-free From gluten + -free.

Phrases

gluten-free madness

Questions

What does gluten-free mean?: Of food, containing no gluten.
Where does gluten-free come from?: Etymology tree English gluten Proto-Indo-European *preyH- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *priHós Proto-Germanic *frijwaz Proto-West Germanic *friu Old English frēo Middle English -fre English -free English gluten-free From gluten + -free.

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