farinha
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A coarse flour made from cassava root used in Brazilian and Portuguese cooking
- noun
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farinha
- At the market, I bought some farinha to prepare a delicious manioc cake.
Examples
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They present a danger because their hibernation while eating only beans and farinha is coming to an end and gives rise to another hunger for "ritmos musicais, essa comida seca."
Academic text (2000) -
To make the traditional Brazilian dish, you need to use farinha made from cassava.
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Grind a kilo or a kilo and a half of farinha for him.
Academic text (2006) -
Grind a kilo or a kilo and a half of farinha for him.
Academic text (2006) -
In many Brazilian recipes, farinha is an essential ingredient for creating the perfect texture.
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Etymology
Farinha comes from the Portuguese word for 'flour' and from Latin farina 'meal', which comes from far 'spelt', a type of grain. In Brazil the word changed to mean the coarse, grainy flour made from cassava, so farinha often refers to that coarse flour used as a side dish.