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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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