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malt
malt /mɔːlt $ mɒːlt/ noun
 Language: Old English
 Origin: mealt
1. [uncountable] grain, usually barley, that has been kept in water for a time and then dried. It is used for making beer, whisky etc.
2. [countable] American English a drink made from milk, malt, and ice cream that usually has something else such as chocolate added:
    a cheeseburger and a chocolate malt
3. [uncountable and countable] (also malt whisky) a type of high quality whisky from Scotland