durum wheat
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- noun
- /ˈdʊrəm wiːt/
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trigo durum
- Connick and Williams experimented with making pasta dough from durum wheat flour extruded through a small pasta machine.
- durum wheat is used
Examples
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The feat involves transferring certain glutenin protein genes from bread wheat to durum wheat.
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Durum wheat breeding lines used to make pasta are also rated for firmness and weight of cooked spaghetti.
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Durum wheat is used for the production of pasta.
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Durum wheat is used primarily for pasta and noodles.
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Most dried pasta off the shelf is made from simple durum wheat, sometimes semolina.
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Emmer is a relative of durum wheat, which is used to make flour for pasta and pizza dough.
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This export increase has in turn contributed to an 80 percent compositional shift in the production of wheat varieties from bread wheat to durum wheat within Mexico's breadbasket region.
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The compositional change from bread wheat to durum wheat can be explained largely by structural changes consisting of vertical integration of durum wheat with upstream food processing.
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The compositional change from bread wheat to durum wheat can be explained largely by structural changes consisting of vertical integration of durum wheat with upstream food processing.
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Most dried pasta off the shelf is made from durum wheat, which is known for its high gluten content.
Synonyms
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A hard kind of wheat with dark grains used to make pasta and bread
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A grain with hard, dark seeds used to make bread and pasta
A hard wheat with high gluten used to make pasta and some bread
A hard type of wheat with dark grains used to make pasta and bread
A type of wheat with hard dark grains high in gluten used for pasta and bread
Surface Forms
Morphology
The phrase 'durum wheat' is a straightforward modifier+noun combination meaning 'wheat of the durum variety' — the sense is directly compositional from 'durum' (a type/variety) plus 'wheat' (the cereal). This simple taxonomic pattern is cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
The name durum wheat comes from an old Latin word 'durus' meaning 'hard', so durum + wheat literally means 'hard wheat'. That's why the term refers to a very firm, high-gluten wheat used to make pasta and some breads.