Meanings
farro1
nounfarro (countable and uncountable, plural farros)
plural farros
- countableuncountableEmmer wheat (Triticum turgidum).
All three farros are sold as a whole grain.
2019, Irma S. Rombauer, Marion Rombauer Becker, Ethan Becker, Joy of Cooking: 2019 Edition, page 3381 more example
At the Fountain restaurant in the Four Seasons Hotel, near the institute, squab stuffed with fava beans and farro, an Egyptian grain, comes gilded with gold leaf[…].
2007 February 14, Florence Fabricant, “For a Chilly Winter Day, Beef Pie With Polenta Crust”, in New York Times
Farro2
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Origin
- Italianfarro
- Englishfarro
Borrowed from Italian farro. Doublet of far.
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Chinese Mandarin 法老小麥 /法老小麦
- 法老小麥 /法老小麦 (fǎlǎo xiǎomài)emmer wheat
Dutch emmertarwe, tweekoren
- emmertarweemmer wheat
- tweekorenemmer wheat
Finnish emmervehnä
- emmervehnäemmer wheat
Polish pszenica szorstka
- pszenica szorstkaemmer wheat
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“farro.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/farro. Accessed November 2, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “farro,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/farro.
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