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frumenty
[ froo-muhn-tee ]
/ ˈfru mən ti /
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noun British Dialect.
a dish of hulled wheat boiled in milk and seasoned with sugar, cinnamon, and raisins.
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Also called fur·mi·ty [fur-mi-tee] /ˈfɜr mɪ ti/
Origin of frumenty
1350–1400; Middle English frumentee<Old French, equivalent to frument grain (<Latin frūmentum) + -ee-y3
Words nearby frumenty
fruitwood, fruity, frum, frumentaceous, Frumentius, frumenty, frumious, frump, frumpy, Frunze, frusemide
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British Dictionary definitions for frumenty
frumenty
fromenty, furmenty or furmity
/ (ˈfruːməntɪ) /
noun
British a kind of porridge made from hulled wheat boiled with milk, sweetened, and spiced
Word Origin for frumenty
C14: from Old French frumentee, from frument grain, from Latin frūmentum
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