Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

plain flour

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.86 in modern English

Syllables
plain flour
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
1
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A wheat flour with a medium gluten content, suitable for general use.

British usage; Uncountable

noun

exact synonym of flour.

Uncountable

Etymology

plain (“regular”) + flour. The U.S. standard of identity comes from 21CFR137.105.

Usage

Inflected Forms

plain flours (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

strong flour

Synonyms

all-purpose flour

Questions

What does plain flour mean?
A wheat flour with a medium gluten content, suitable for general use.
Where does plain flour come from?
plain (“regular”) + flour. The U.S. standard of identity comes from 21CFR137.105.

How to pronounce plain flour

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