farina

ground wheat, flour, meal

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A close still life of dry, finely milled wheat meal in a shallow bowl, with a spoonful spilling onto the white surface.

noun

farina

fuh-REE-nuh/fɝˈinʌ/

Finely ground cereal grain used especially to make hot cereal.

Etymology

farinaLatinground wheat, flour, meal

Latin farina named grain ground into flour or meal. The cereal-food sense preserves that meaning; early English also used the word more broadly for dust or a powdery substance.

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