semolina

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/ˌsɛməˈliːnə/

noun

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

OriginItalian semolino ← Latin simila ← Aramaic סְמִידָא →
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Meanings

nounsemolina (usually uncountable, plural semolinas)

plural semolinas · alternative archaic semolino

  1. uncountableusuallyCoarse grains produced at an intermediate stage of wheat flour milling.
  2. uncountableusuallySuch grains, usually from durum wheat, used in the preparation of pasta, couscous and various sweet dishes.
  3. abbreviationellipsisuncountableusuallycookingEllipsis of semolina pudding.

Origin

  1. Aramaicסְמִידָא
  2. Latinsimila
  3. Italiansemola
  4. Italiansemolino
  5. Englishsemolina

From earlier semolino, borrowed from Italian semolino, diminutive of semola, from Latin simila (“finest wheat flour”). Compare regional German Semmel (“bread roll”).

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Translations

Ancient Greek σεμίδαλις
  • σεμίδαλις (semídalis)hard grains of flour left after milling
Arabic سَمِيذ, سَمِيدْ
  • سَمِيذ (samīḏ)hard grains of flour left after milling
  • سَمِيدْ (samīd)hard grains of flour left after milling
Bulgarian грис
  • грис (gris)hard grains of flour left after milling
Catalan sèmola
  • sèmolahard grains of flour left after milling
Chinese Mandarin 粗粒小麥粉 /粗粒小麦粉
  • 粗粒小麥粉 /粗粒小麦粉 (cūlìxiǎomàifěn)hard grains of flour left after milling
Czech krupice
  • krupicehard grains of flour left after milling
Dutch griesmeel
  • griesmeelhard grains of flour left after milling
Esperanto semolo
  • semolohard grains of flour left after milling
Estonian manna
  • mannahard grains of flour left after milling
Finnish mannasuurimo, vehnäsuurimo
  • mannasuurimohard grains of flour left after milling
  • vehnäsuurimohard grains of flour left after milling
  • mannaryynihard grains of flour left after milling
French semoule
  • semoulehard grains of flour left after milling
German Grieß
  • Grießhard grains of flour left after milling
Greek σιμιγδάλι
  • σιμιγδάλι (simigdáli)hard grains of flour left after milling
Hebrew סֹלֶת
  • סֹלֶת (sólet)hard grains of flour left after milling
Hindi रवा, सूजी
  • रवा (ravā)hard grains of flour left after milling
  • सूजी (sūjī)hard grains of flour left after milling
Hungarian gríz, dara
  • grízhard grains of flour left after milling
  • darahard grains of flour left after milling
  • búzadarahard grains of flour left after milling
Italian semola, crusca
  • semolahard grains of flour left after milling
  • cruscahard grains of flour left after milling
Japanese セモリナ
  • セモリナ (semorina)hard grains of flour left after milling
Korean 세몰리나
  • 세몰리나 (semollina)hard grains of flour left after milling
Norwegian Bokmål semule, semulegryn
  • semulehard grains of flour left after milling
  • semulegrynhard grains of flour left after milling
Polish semolina
  • semolinahard grains of flour left after milling
Portuguese sêmola, farelo
  • sêmolahard grains of flour left after milling
  • farelohard grains of flour left after milling
Punjabi ਸੂਜੀ
  • ਸੂਜੀ (sūjī)hard grains of flour left after milling
Romanian griș
  • grișhard grains of flour left after milling
Russian ма́нная крупа́, ма́нка
  • ма́нная крупа́ (mánnaja krupá)hard grains of flour left after milling
  • ма́нка (mánka)hard grains of flour left after milling
  • ма́нная ка́ша (mánnaja káša)hard grains of flour left after milling
Slovak krupica
  • krupicahard grains of flour left after milling
Spanish sémola
  • sémolahard grains of flour left after milling
Swedish mannagryn
  • mannagrynhard grains of flour left after milling
Tamil ரவை
  • ரவை (ravai)hard grains of flour left after milling
Turkish irmik
  • irmikhard grains of flour left after milling

Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with semolina

latinaArgentinaarenaKatrinamarinaninaPasadenareginaAngelinasubpoenaXenaDinaminaballerinagalenacarinapatinacantinaSheenafarinaRinaspirulinaBallymenaverbena
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Anagrams

laminose
Cite this entry
APA

semolina. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semolina

MLA

“semolina.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semolina. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “semolina,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/semolina.

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