farinha
9.9
A finely ground powder made from grains like wheat used for baking and cooking
- noun
:
harina
- The bakery uses only organic farinha to make its breads and pastries.
Examples
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She measured two cups of farinha before sifting it into the cake batter.
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The recipe calls for two cups of farinha.
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In Brazilian cuisine, farinha is often sprinkled over stews and meats.
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She bought some farinha for the cake.
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She measured two cups of farinha before sifting it into the cake batter.
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The bakery uses only organic farinha to make its breads and pastries.
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In Brazilian cuisine, farinha is often sprinkled over stews and meats.
Synonyms
5
9.3
A fine flour made from wheat used to make hot cereal or pudding
is a general finely ground powder for baking and cooking from grains or starches
How Fine
Surface Forms
Etymology
Farinha comes from the Portuguese word for 'flour' and from Latin farina 'meal', which comes from far 'spelt', a type of grain. So farinha simply means the ground powder used in baking and cooking, the fine flour made from cereals or starchy plants.