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

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