farina
Americannoun
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flour or meal made from cereal grains and cooked as cereal, used in puddings, soups, etc.
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Chiefly British. starch, especially potato starch.
noun
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flour or meal made from any kind of cereal grain
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starch, esp prepared from potato flour
Etymology
Origin of farina
1350–1400; Middle English < Latin farīna meal, flour, equivalent to far emmer + -īna, feminine of -īnus -ine 1
Example Sentences
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Homemade pastas, local specialties made with farina bóna and an array of traditional charcuterie and cheese.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 9, 2022
Recipes often use the terms sooji, rava, cream of wheat, farina and semolina interchangeably, but all suggest a coarse grind.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 13, 2016
When the going gets tough, temporarily choosing low-fiber "white carbs" like sourdough bread, farina, white rice, potatoes and crackers is appropriate to help manage symptoms.
From US News ● Aug. 27, 2013
Sergey was content to eat a little bread and cheese, and then run to the station, but Sasha always asked for farina.
From The New Yorker ● Oct. 1, 2012
Among such food substances I include lard and its imitations made from cottonseed oil, white flour, all the prepared and refined cereals, polished rice, tapioca, farina, corn starch, and granulated and powdered sugar.
From The Book of Life by Sinclair, Upton
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