Rye Definition
rī
noun
A hardy cereal grass (Secale cereale) widely grown for its grain and straw.
Webster's New World
The grain or seeds of this plant, used for making flour and whiskey, and as feed for livestock.
Webster's New World
Whiskey distilled wholly or chiefly from this grain.
Webster's New World
Webster's New World
A Romani man.
American Heritage
Other Word Forms of Rye
Noun
Singular:
rye
Plural:
ryesOrigin of Rye
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From Old English ryġe, from Proto-Germanic *rugiz. Cognates include Germanic Old Norse rugr (Danish rug, Swedish råg), German Roggen, Dutch rogge and from non-Germanic Indo-European Russian рожь (rož') and Old Prussian rugis.
From Wiktionary
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Romani rai from Sanskrit rājā king raja
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Middle English from Old English ryge
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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