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farfel

farfel

9.9
Small toasted grains from wheat or barley eaten for breakfast and as a side
  • noun
  • /ˈfɑr.fəl/
  • US
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  • For breakfast she served warm milk over a bowl of crunchy farfel with sliced bananas.

Examples

  • He prepared farfel as a side dish to accompany the roasted chicken.

  • Many families enjoy farfel during traditional holiday meals.

  • I love to have farfel for breakfast.

  • She made a delicious soup with farfel.

  • For breakfast, she served warm milk over a bowl of crunchy farfel with sliced bananas.

  • He prepared farfel as a side dish to accompany the roasted chicken.

  • Many families enjoy farfel during traditional holiday meals.

Synonyms

cereal
vsfarfel
195 1.0

A food made from grains that you eat with milk for breakfast

is this specific toasted pellet food rather than the general category
cornflake
vsfarfel
16 1.0

A thin, crunchy flake of toasted corn eaten with milk for breakfast

is produced as wheat or barley toasted pellets rather than corn flakes
farina
vsfarfel
  • US
5 9.3

A fine flour made from wheat used to make hot cereal or pudding

is dry toasted pellet food eaten whole rather than a cooked flour
bran flake
vsfarfel
2 1.9

A thin, crisp piece of breakfast cereal made from whole wheat

is toasted pellet form without the whole bran layer
wheatflake
vsfarfel
3.2

A small flat crunchy piece of wheat eaten for breakfast

is small toasted pellet form rather than flat crisp pieces
puffed wheat
vsfarfel
2.0

Grains of wheat that swell when you heat them and people eat for breakfast

is denser toasted pellets rather than light puffed grains
cornflakes
vsfarfel
1.0

Thin, crisp pieces of corn eaten with milk for breakfast

are made from toasted wheat or barley pellets rather than toasted corn

Surface Forms

farfel singular
farfels plural

Etymology

Farfel comes from Yiddish words meaning 'small pieces' or 'crumbs', and people often toasted those little grain bits for food. That's why farfel can also mean small toasted pellets of wheat or barley eaten as a breakfast cereal or side dish.