Etymology

farina

fa·ri·na
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Today it means: A fine flour or meal made from cereal grains or from the starch or fecula of vegetables, extracted by various processes, and used in cookery. Full definition →

Latin farīna
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farina · noun1

  1. Latin · borrowed fromfarīna“flour, meal”
  2. English todayfarina

Borrowed from Latin farīna (“flour, meal”), from far (“kind of grain”).

Farina · proper noun2

  1. Italian · borrowed fromFarina
  2. English todayFarina

Borrowed from Italian Farina.

Words from the same roots

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