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wheat
A type of grain with yellowish kernels that is often processed into flour to make bread, pasta, or other baked goods.
Auf diesem Feld wird seit Generationen Weizen angebaut.
Wheat has been grown in this field for generations.
You can recognize the meaning of 'Weizen' from the context. In an agricultural or culinary context, it refers to the grain. In a restaurant or beer garden, 'ein Weizen' almost always means a glass of wheat beer.
Der Bauer erntet den Weizen im Spätsommer.
The farmer harvests the wheat in late summer.
As a type of grain, 'Weizen' (wheat) is often combined with verbs from agriculture and food production. Typical phrases are 'Weizen anbauen' (to grow wheat), 'Weizen ernten' (to harvest wheat), or 'Weizen zu Mehl mahlen' (to mill wheat into flour).
Für dieses Brot wird nur regionaler Weizen verwendet.
Only regional wheat is used for this bread.
When 'Weizen' means a beer, it is used like a countable noun. You order 'ein Weizen' (a wheat beer) or speak of 'zwei Weizen' (two wheat beers).
Möchtest du auch ein Weizen zum Essen bestellen?
Would you like to order a wheat beer with your meal too?
grain / cereal
'das Getreide' and 'der Weizen' are closely related, but they are not the same. 'Getreide' is the general umbrella term for plants and grains such as wheat, rye, barley, or oats. 'Weizen' is only one specific type of grain. Learners may confuse the words because wheat is very well known and is often thought of as standing for grain in general. If you are speaking generally about several types or about the group, use 'Getreide'. If you mean exactly this one type, 'Weizen' is correct.
Für das Brot mahlt die Mühle frischen Weizen zu Mehl.
For the bread, the mill grinds fresh wheat into flour.
Auf dem Feld wächst dieses Jahr viel Getreide.
A lot of grain is growing in the field this year.