Dinkel (Dinkelbrot or Dinkelmehl)

English translation: spelt

13:26 Apr 29, 2006

German to English translations [PRO]
Marketing - Food & Drink / health food

German term or phrase: Dinkel (Dinkelbrot or Dinkelmehl)

A friend asked me for the translation or the meaning of Dinkel in English. Since I never heard of it, and since browsing yields lots of Dinkel.... but no explanations, I should appreciate someone explaining to me what sort of grain or product Dinkel is and how it is called in English. TIA.

swisstell KudoZ activity Questions: 862 (none open) (2 without valid answers) (24 closed without grading) Answers: 19768 Italy
Local time: 17:54

English translation:spelt

Explanation:
Spelt is processed into flakes, flour, and ready-to-eat cereals. The grain and related products can be found in health food stores, specialty shops, and well-stocked food stores. In Italy, spelt is known as “farro” and in Germany, it is known as “dinkel”.
from: http://www.recipetips.com/glossary-term/t--34497/spelt.asp

Selected response from:

Klaus Herrmann
Germany
Local time: 17:54

Grading comment

That's it. Thanks. No need to wait the usual 24 h. I know FARRO = spelt from my daughter in Italy but did not make the connection to Dinkel.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

3 +8

spelt

Kim Metzger

4 +6

spelt

Klaus Herrmann

3 -3

...(some) brand name.......

Erich Friese

Answers

6 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +8

spelt

Explanation:
Wahrig - Dinkel: eine Weizenart - Triticum spelta, Spelzweizen

Spelt
Spelt (Triticum spelta) was an important wheat species in Europe from the Bronze Age to Roman times. It now survives as a relic crop in Central Europe, but has found a new market as a health food. Spelt is sometimes considered a subspecies of the closely related species common wheat (T. aestivum), in which case its botanical name is considered to be Triticum aestivum subsp. spelta.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triticum_spelta

Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 09:54
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 125

6 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +6

spelt

Klaus Herrmann
Germany
Local time: 17:54
Works in field
Native speaker of:

German
PRO pts in category: 52

Grading comment

That's it. Thanks. No need to wait the usual 24 h. I know FARRO = spelt from my daughter in Italy but did not make the connection to Dinkel.

20 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): -3

...(some) brand name.......

Explanation:
....this may not be the answer you are looking for, but I would say that it is a proprietary (product...bread...flour) name...I can think of a number of products like that in Australian bakeries and supermarkets...Good Luck

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Note added at 46 mins (2006-04-29 14:12:47 GMT)
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....Warenkunde: Dinkel
Eine alte Kulturform des Weizens.

Erich Friese
Australia
Local time: 01:54
Native speaker of:

German,

English
PRO pts in category: 4

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