Home › Words › F › freekehfreekeh/ˈfɹiːkɛ/freekeh means wheat grains that are harvested while still unripe and then roasted.freekeh is pronounced /ˈfɹiːkɛ/.EtymologyBorrowed from Arabic فَرِيكَة (farīka).nounWheat grains that are harvested while still unripe and then roasted.e.g.“Meanwhile, rinse the freekeh very well under cold water, tip it into a pan and cover with lots of salted water.” — 2015 September 26, Thomasina Miers, “The weekend cook: Thomasina Miers’ squash recipes”, in The Guardian:Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.farro 62% match — Emmer wheat (Triticum turgidum). vs freekeh →wheatmeal 59% match — Meal (flour or flourlike product) derived from whole grains of wheat, often not finely ground. vs freekeh →peasemeal 56% match — A meal (flour) produced from yellow field peas that have been roasted. vs freekeh →maftool 55% match — A wheat-based dish in Palestinian cuisine, resembling couscous. vs freekeh →einkorn 55% match — Einkorn wheat. vs freekeh →gurts 55% match — groats; hulled grain vs freekeh →kasha 55% match — A porridge made from boiled buckwheat groats, or sometimes from other cereal groats. vs freekeh →bulgur 55% match — Wheat grains that have been steamed, dried, and crushed; a staple of Middle Eastern cooking. vs freekeh →