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farina

farina

5 9.3
A fine flour made from wheat used to make hot cereal or pudding
  • noun
  • /fəˈriːnə/
  • US
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  • For breakfast, I made a warm bowl of farina topped with cinnamon and honey.

Examples

  • She enjoyed her dessert, which was a creamy pudding made from farina and mixed fruits.

  • I grew up with farina (cream of wheat) with a little brown sugar or maple syrup on it.

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  • I also purchased some farina from the HFS recently, with the beginning of the onset of colder weather (although today is 78 degrees here).

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  • To prepare a quick meal, I added farina to boiling water and stirred until it thickened.

Synonyms

flour
vsfarina
197 1.0

A fine powder made from grain used to make bread and cakes

is used mainly as a hot breakfast grain or in sweet puddings
cereal
vsfarina
195 1.0

A food made from grains that you eat with milk for breakfast

is prepared hot as a simple breakfast grain or dessert ingredient
farinha
vsfarina
9.9

A finely ground powder made from grains like wheat used for baking and cooking

is served mainly as a hot breakfast grain or in puddings
farfel
vsfarina
  • US
9.9

Small toasted grains from wheat or barley eaten for breakfast and as a side

is a smooth fine meal served hot as porridge or in puddings

Surface Forms

farina singular
farinas plural

Etymology

Farina comes from a Latin word farina, from far meaning 'grain'. You can see the same idea in Spanish harina and French farine, so farina means a fine 'meal' or flour used for breakfast cereal and puddings.