semolina

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I only seem to be able to find ordinary semolina, which is rather coarse and gritty and is the kind normally used for pasta.

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  1. noun The gritty coarse particles of wheat left after the finer flour has passed through a bolting machine, used for pasta.

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  • There seems to be a consensus from most dictionaries that the word semolina derives from the Italian “semola”, meaning “bran”, which in turn comes from the Latin “simila”, meaning “fine flour”.
  • At 10 am they are given breakfast, usually semolina or suji halwa. —  Down To Earth
  • Meanwhile, in a food processor, pulse together the corn, garlic, semolina, and green onions —  Accidental Hedonist
  • She sells bags of flour, semolina, and sugar to customers who use the products to bake breads. —  Kiva Loans
  • Formulating pasta with oats or quinoa may offer pasta manufacturers alternatives to traditional semolina, and open up opportunities in the gluten-free market, says new research from Italy. —  BakeryAndSnacks RSS
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  1. Alteration of Italian semolino, diminutive of semola, bran, from Latin simila, fine flour, ultimately of Semitic origin; see smd in Semitic roots.
 

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/sɛmoʊkˈlinə, noʊ/
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