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Buckwheat

Noun CEFR B2
ˈbʌkʍiːt

Definitions

  1. An Asian plant, of the species Fagopyrum esculentum.
  2. Barack Obama.
  3. The fruit of this plant used as a pseudocereal.
  4. Any of the wild buckwheats in the genus Eriogonum.
  5. A slow and painful murder by the Mafia as a warning to others.
  6. Curly hair of a black person.
  7. Pubic hair.

Equivalents

36 more languages
Afrikaansbokwiet
Azərbaycan diliqarabaşaq
བོད་སྐད།རྒྱ་བྲ
Catalàfajol
Češtinapohanka
Ελληνικάφαγόπυρο
Eestitatar
Gaeilgeruán
עבריתכוסמת
हिन्दीकूटू
Magyarhajdina
Հայերենհնդկացորեն
日本語蕎麦
ქართულიწიწიბურა
Қазақ тіліқарақұмық
한국어메밀
Românăhrișcă
SlovenščinaAjda
Српскиhajdahajdinaheljda
Svenskabovete
Türkçekarabuğday
Українськагречка

Examples

I'll need a few things. I'll need some mayonnaise and a silver tin of sardines, a banana. I'll need some buckwheat flapjack mix.”
Mafia mythology has many believe that the method used to eliminate a person is often a reflection of the respect for that individual. In this case, the Profaci gunman must have witnessed a "buckwheat's" execution, where an example is being made of the victim by inflicting pain for a prolonged period.”
Mob murders are seldom buckwheats, being instead simple business matters. An exception is made, however, for murders of example, such as in the case of informers, or mobsters who hold out on gang revenues […]”
How will "Buckwheat" Obama handle the ever increasing nuke threat from Iran?”
You know as well as I do that OIF will end sweetly, nicely, AND WAAY BEFORE 2012. Unlike Hitlary (always ducking sniper fire) and Buckwheat (doesn't know when to duck or how to fire), McAmnesty will leave a bloody trail of blasted ass from the Mall to Langley!”
“If you voted for Buckwheat in 2008, it proves your^([sic]) not a racist. If you vote for Buckwheat in 2012, it will prove that you are a frickin' idiot. Life's tough, but it is tougher when you are stupid.”
Buckwheat was the first to ignore the 1st Ammendment^([sic]) and the government not interfering with the free exercise of religious faith.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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