farro
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A kind of old wheat grain used in salads and soups
- noun
- /ˈfɑːroʊ/
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farro
- farro salad
- cook farro
- cooked farro
Examples
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On the menu for today, we have a farro basil salad with tomato coulis.
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I altered the recipe slightly because I didn't include the red Thai curry paste, and I substituted carrots for the red pepper and quinoa for farro because I had those items in the house.
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Bring 4 cups of salted water to a boil and stir in farro.
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Last summer, Rachel created this salad using farro, a nutty-tasting wheat berry.
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On the menu for today, we have a farro basil salad with tomato coulis.
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word farro comes from the Italian name for an old type of wheat, and before that from the Latin root far meaning 'spelt' or 'grain'. That's why farro today still means a type of ancient wheat grain used in soups, salads and other dishes.