farinata
farinata noun: a flat baked pancake, somewhat similar to a pizza, made from chickpea flour and olive oil.
Noun
farinata (plural farinate or farinatas)
- A flat baked pancake, somewhat similar to a pizza, made from chickpea flour and olive oil.
- To begin: a Ligurian specialty, farinata, half pancake, half pizza, made from chickpea flour, immersed in olive oil and baked until it sets but doesn’t crisp; the insides barely make it past gooey.2014 November 27, Ligaya Mishan, “Hungry City: Fitzcarraldo in East Williamsburg, Brooklyn”, in The New York Times, →ISSN
Forms of farinata
| plural | farinate |
|---|---|
| plural | farinatas |
Origin of farinata
Borrowed from Italian farinata.
Questions about farinata
- What does farinata mean?
- Farinata means a flat baked pancake, somewhat similar to a pizza, made from chickpea flour and olive oil.
- What part of speech is farinata?
- Farinata is a noun.
- What is the plural of farinata?
- The plural of farinata is farinate.
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