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semolina

/ˌsɛməˈliːnə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.24 in modern English

Syllables
semoli-na
IPA
/ˌsɛməˈliːnə/
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Coarse grains produced at an intermediate stage of wheat flour milling.

Uncountable

noun

Such grains, usually from durum wheat, used in the preparation of pasta, couscous and various sweet dishes.

Uncountable

noun

Ellipsis of semolina pudding.

Uncountable

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”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

semolinas (plural) semolino (alternative, archaic)

Phrases

semolina pudding

Frequently Paired Words

grout grits meal

Rhymes With

arena argentina nina marina christina tina serena lena regina katrina gina angelina

Questions

How do you pronounce semolina?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌsɛməˈliːnə/.
What does semolina mean?
Coarse grains produced at an intermediate stage of wheat flour milling.
Where does semolina come from?
It is traced to Italian.

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