durum wheat

noun

Triticum turgidum subsp. durum, syn. Triticum durum (hard wheat), the flour of which is used to make pasta and bread.

Similar
durumhard wheatmacaroni wheatpasta wheatTriticum durumTriticum turgidum
Opposite
soft wheat
OriginLatin dūrum →
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Meanings

noundurum wheat (countable and uncountable, plural durum wheats)

plural durum wheats

  1. countableuncountableTriticum turgidum subsp. durum, syn. Triticum durum (hard wheat), the flour of which is used to make pasta and bread.

    Synonyms: durum, hard wheat, macaroni wheat, pasta wheat · Antonyms: soft wheat

Synonyms & antonyms

nounTriticum turgidum subsp. durum, syn. Triticum durum (hard wheat), the flour of which is used to make pasta and bread.

Similar
durumhard wheatmacaroni wheatpasta wheat
Opposite
soft wheat

More synonyms by meaning

nounwheat with hard dark-colored kernels high in gluten and used for bread and pasta; grown especially in southern Russia, North Africa, and northern central North America

Similar
durumhard wheatTriticum durumTriticum turgidummacaroni wheat
Broader
wheat
Also see
hard wheatmacaroni wheatpasta wheat

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latindūrum“hard”
  2. Englishdurum wheat

From Latin dūrum (“hard”) and wheat.

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Translations

Basque gari gogor
  • gari gogorhard variety of wheat
Bulgarian твърда пшеница
  • твърда пшеница (tvărda pšenica)hard variety of wheat
Catalan blat dur
  • blat durhard variety of wheat
Chinese Mandarin 硬質小麥 /硬质小麦, 硬粒小麥 /硬粒小麦
  • 硬質小麥 /硬质小麦 (yìngzhì xiǎomài)hard variety of wheat
  • 硬粒小麥 /硬粒小麦 (yìnglì xiǎomài)hard variety of wheat
  • 杜蘭小麥 /杜兰小麦 (dùlán xiǎomài)hard variety of wheat
Czech semolina, tvrdozrnná pšenice
  • semolinahard variety of wheat
  • tvrdozrnná pšenicehard variety of wheat
Danish hård hvede, durumhvede
  • hård hvedehard variety of wheat
  • durumhvedehard variety of wheat
Estonian kõva nisu
  • kõva nisuhard variety of wheat
Finnish durumvehnä
  • durumvehnähard variety of wheat
French blé dur
  • blé durhard variety of wheat
German Hartweizen
  • Hartweizenhard variety of wheat
Hungarian durumbúza
  • durumbúzahard variety of wheat
Icelandic harðhveiti, dúrumhveiti
  • harðhveitihard variety of wheat
  • dúrumhveitihard variety of wheat
Irish dúram
  • dúramhard variety of wheat
Italian grano duro
  • grano durohard variety of wheat
Lithuanian kietasis kvietys
  • kietasis kvietyshard variety of wheat
Norwegian Bokmål durumhvete
  • durumhvetehard variety of wheat
Polish pszenica twarda
  • pszenica twardahard variety of wheat
Portuguese trigo duro
  • trigo durohard variety of wheat
Russian пшени́ца твёрдая
  • пшени́ца твёрдая (pšeníca tvjórdaja)hard variety of wheat
Spanish trigo duro
  • trigo durohard variety of wheat
Swedish durumvete, hårdvete
  • durumvetehard variety of wheat
  • hårdvetehard variety of wheat
Ukrainian пшени́ця тве́рда
  • пшени́ця тве́рда (pšenýcja tvérda)hard variety of wheat
Vietnamese lúa mì cứng
  • lúa mì cứnghard variety of wheat
Welsh gwenith barfog
  • gwenith barfoghard variety of wheat
Cite this entry
APA

durum wheat. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/durum%20wheat

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Chicago

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