also: くろむぎ
noun
Refers to the cereal plant Secale cereale or its grain. Often used in food contexts such as ライ麦パン (rye bread).
See also: ライ麦 (ライむぎ)
ライ麦パンは独特の風味がある。
Rye bread has a distinctive flavor.
この地域ではライ麦の栽培が盛んだ。
Rye cultivation is thriving in this region.
Compound of 黒 (kuro, 'black') + 麦 (mugi, 'grain'), referring to the dark color of rye grains. The reading ライ麦 is a loanword from English 'rye' combined with 麦.