What does “cebada” mean in Spanish?

Reading a kids' book, he explains why the chicken is so big: “pollo Pepe come mucha cebada” — Pepe eats a lot of barley. “Cebada” is barley, a grain used for animal feed and for things like beer. It sits next to “trigo” (wheat) and “maíz” (corn) in the same joke, so once you catch “cebada,” the rest of the food list falls into place.

Spoken line: “pollo Pepe come mucha cebada, por eso tiene una enorme barriga” — “chicken Pepe eats a lot of barley, that’s why he has a huge belly.” “Cebada” is barley, a common grain. A few uses: - “Los caballos comen cebada.” — The horses eat barley. - “La cerveza se hace con cebada.” — Beer is made from barley. - “Compré un saco de cebada.” — I bought a sack of barley. Quick note: don’t mix up “cebada” (barley) with “cebolla” (onion) — they look close but mean different things. In this clip it pairs with “trigo” (wheat) and “maíz” (corn), the three grains the chicken eats.