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flourless

flourless

2 3.5
Made without flour, often used for cakes and desserts
  • adjective
  • /ˈflaʊərləs/
: sin harina
  • The bread is completely flourless.
  • flourless chocolate cake
  • flourless chocolate

We have flourless chocolate cake with a fresh whipped cream and a cherry.

Examples

  • We're planning to serve a delicious flourless chocolate cake at the party.

  • We have flourless chocolate cake with a fresh whipped cream and a cherry.

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  • When I set out to find my new bread, my criteria were that it be flourless and made from natural ingredients that I can pronounce.

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  • Many people prefer a flourless dessert because it's often gluten-free.

  • She made a rich flourless cake topped with fresh berries for dessert.

Surface Forms

flourless positive

Morphology

flourless = flour (transparent) = flour + less

Standard adjective formation meaning 'without flour' formed by adding the productive suffix '-less' to the noun 'flour'.

Etymology

Flourless is a simple word made from flour and -less, where 'less' means 'without', like in hopeless or sleeveless. So flourless describes food that is 'made without any flour'.