semolina
Meanings
Plural: semolinas
Noun
- milled product of durum wheat (or other hard wheat) used in pasta
- Coarse grains produced at an intermediate stage of wheat flour milling.
- Such grains, usually from durum wheat, used in the preparation of pasta, couscous and various sweet dishes.
- Ellipsis of semolina pudding.
Origin / Etymology
Etymology tree
Aramaic סְמִידָאder.
Latin simila
Italian semola
Proto-Indo-European *-nós
Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos
Proto-Italic *-īnos
Latin -īnus
Italian -ino
Italian semolinobor.
English semolina
From earlier semolino, borrowed from Italian semolino, diminutive of semola, from Latin simila (“finest wheat flour”). Compare regional German Semmel (“bread roll”).
Scrabble Score: 10
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semolina is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 13
semolina is a valid Words With Friends word