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SEMOLINA
semolina
(noun) milled product of durum wheat (or other hard wheat) used in pasta
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
semolina (usually uncountable, plural semolinas)
Coarse grains produced at an intermediate stage of wheat flour milling.
Such grains, usually from hard wheat, used in the preparation of pasta, couscous and various sweet dishes.
(culinary) Ellipsis of semolina pudding.
Anagrams
• mineolas, simolean, somaline
Source: Wiktionary
Sem`o*li"na, n. Etym: [It. semolino, from semola bran, L. simila the finest wheat flour. Cf. Semoule, Simnel.]
Definition: The fine, hard parts of wheat, rounded by the attrition of the millstones, -- used in cookery.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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