semolina
/ˌsɛməˈliːnə/
semolina noun: coarse grains produced at an intermediate stage of wheat flour milling. Also the ellipsis of semolina pudding.
Noun
semolina (usually uncountable, plural semolinas)
- Coarse grains produced at an intermediate stage of wheat flour milling.
- Such grains, usually from durum wheat, used in the preparation of pasta, couscous and various sweet dishes.
Also used as
semolina is also the ellipsis of semolina pudding.
semolina meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Kannada and Punjabi
semolina in Hindi
- hard grains of flour left after milling
- रवा ravā, सूजी sūjī
semolina in Tamil
- hard grains of flour left after milling
- ரவை ravai
semolina in Kannada
- hard grains of flour left after milling
- ರವೆ rave
semolina in Punjabi
- hard grains of flour left after milling
- ਸੂਜੀ sūjī
More languagesFewer languages
- semolina in Arabic
- سَمِيذ samīḏ, سَمِيدْ samīd
- semolina in Myanmar
- ရွှေချီ hrwehkyi
Forms of semolina
| plural | semolinas |
|---|---|
| alternative form (archaic) | semolino |
Origin of semolina
From earlier semolino, borrowed from Italian semolino, diminutive of semola, from Latin simila (“finest wheat flour”). Compare regional German Semmel (“bread roll”).
Words formed from semolina
Phrases with semolina
Words that rhyme with semolina
37 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- nina
- subpoena
- cantina
- falanghina
- galena
- latina
- piscina
- Thumbelina
- Tryphena
- Afro-Latina
- Antiochena
- Apamena
- Argentina
- Atropatena
- Ballymena
- barracudina
- Brangelina
- Damascena
- Dina
- doubting Thomasina
- gmina
- Halyna
- Jelena
- Laodicena
- Malaspina
- marina
- Media Atropatena
- okina
- Palmyrena
- Rina
- Sheena
- spirulina
- Thomasina
- Tumblrina
- verbena
- Vojvodina
- Xena
Questions about semolina
- What does semolina mean?
- Semolina means coarse grains produced at an intermediate stage of wheat flour milling.
- What is semolina in Hindi?
- Semolina in Hindi is रवा (ravā), सूजी (sūjī). See Semolina meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is semolina?
- Semolina is a noun.
- How do you pronounce semolina?
- Semolina is pronounced /ˌsɛməˈliːnə/.
- What is the plural of semolina?
- The plural of semolina is semolinas.
Words near semolina in the dictionary
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