emmer

/ˈɛmə/

emmer means A surname.

emmer is pronounced /ˈɛmə/.

Etymology

* As a German surname, from the noun Emmer (“grain”). * Also as a German surname, from the adjective eben (“smooth, even”) + the suffix -er. * As a Dutch surname, from the personal name Emmert, from the old Germanic name Emhard, see Emmert. Or, from the name Egmar, from *aggju (“sharp point of a sword”) + *mārī (“famous”). * Also as a Dutch surname, from the noun emmer (“bucket”).

name

A surname

noun

Any of species Triticum dicoccum, one of a group of hulled wheats that are important food grains.

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Words closest in meaning

By meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.

farro 75% match — Emmer wheat (Triticum turgidum). vs emmer →
amelcorn 73% match — Any of several types of awned wheat having a high starch content, especially emmer (Triticum turgidum subsp. dicoccum). vs emmer →
einkorn 68% match — Einkorn wheat. vs emmer →
marua 58% match — A type of small-grained cereal from India, Eleusine coracana, similar to millet. vs emmer →
frumentaceous 58% match — Resembling or pertaining to grain, especially wheat. vs emmer →
dinkel 57% match — Synonym of spelt. vs emmer →
earhead 56% match — The grain-bearing tip of the stem of a cereal plant. vs emmer →
kamut 55% match — A commercial cultivar of Khorasan wheat. vs emmer →