粵

麥mak6芽ngaa4

simp麦芽
mak6 ngaa4mài yá

English

  1. malt
  2. malt

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 發芽嘅大麥種子。含豐富澱粉酶,喺糖果、啤酒同酒精工業上,都會用大麥芽嚟做糖化劑,亦可以用嚟做微生物嘅培養基

Examples

  • 因为啤酒会根据麦芽含量去征税,所以发泡酒会比较便宜。

    Beer is taxed according to its malt content, so low-malt beer is cheaper.

    Tatoeba · crescat CC BY

  • 麥芽糖

    maltose; malt sugar

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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