FARINA

farina

(noun) fine meal made from cereal grain especially wheat; often used as a cooked cereal or in puddings

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

farina (countable and uncountable, plural farinas)

A fine flour or meal made from cereal grains or from the starch or fecula of vegetables, extracted by various processes, and used in cookery.

Etymology

Proper noun

Farina (plural Farinas)

A surname.

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Farina is the 6088th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 5633 individuals. Farina is most common among White (87.5%) individuals.

Source: Wiktionary


Fa*ri"na, n. Etym: [L., meal, flour, fr. far a sort of grain, spelt; akin to E. barley.]

1. A fine flour or meal made from cereal grains or from the starch or fecula of vegetables, extracted by various processes, and used in cookery.

2. (Bot.)

Definition: Pollen. [R.] Craig.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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