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farro

UK/ˈfæɹəʊ//ˈfæɹoʊ/

farro noun: emmer wheat (Triticum turgidum).

Noun

farro (countable and uncountable, plural farros)

  1. Emmer wheat (Triticum turgidum).
    • 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
    • All three farros are sold as a whole grain.2019, Irma S. Rombauer, Marion Rombauer Becker, Ethan Becker, Joy of Cooking: 2019 Edition, page 338

Proper noun capitalized: Farro

Farro (plural Farros)

  1. A surname.

Forms of farro

Noun
pluralfarros
Proper noun
pluralFarros

Origin of farro

Borrowed from Italian farro. Doublet of far.

Questions about farro

What does farro mean?
Farro means emmer wheat (Triticum turgidum).
What part of speech is farro?
Farro can be a noun or a proper noun.
How do you pronounce farro?
Farro is pronounced /ˈfæɹəʊ/ (UK).
What is the plural of farro?
The plural of farro is farros.

Words near farro in the dictionary

  1. Farrises
  2. Farrish
  3. Farrishes
  4. farrisite
  5. Farritor
  6. farro
  7. Farrokhnia
  8. Farron
  9. farros
  10. farrow
  11. farrowed

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