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flour meaning in Tamil

மாவு māvu

/ˈflæʊ.ə/UK/ˈflaʊ.ə/

flour in Tamil: மாவு (māvu). In English, flour means powder obtained by grinding or milling cereal grains, especially wheat, or other foodstuffs such as soybeans and potatoes, and used to bake bread, cakes, and pastry.

Tamil words for flour

ground cereal grains or other foodstuff
மாவு māvu

English meaning of flour

  1. noun Powder obtained by grinding or milling cereal grains, especially wheat, or other foodstuffs such as soybeans and potatoes, and used to bake bread, cakes, and pastry.
  2. noun The food made by grinding and bolting cleaned wheat (not durum or red durum) until it meets specified levels of fineness, dryness, and freedom from bran and germ, also containing any of certain enzymes, ascorbic acid, and certain bleaching agents.
  3. noun Powder of other material.
  4. verb To apply flour to something; to cover with flour.

Full definition of flour

flour in a sentence

  • Flour the surface before rolling out the dough.

Synonyms of flour

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Questions about flour in Tamil

What is the meaning of flour in Tamil?
Flour in Tamil is மாவு (māvu).
flour என்பதன் தமிழ் அர்த்தம் என்ன?
Flour: மாவு (māvu).
What does flour mean in English?
Flour means powder obtained by grinding or milling cereal grains, especially wheat, or other foodstuffs such as soybeans and potatoes, and used to bake bread, cakes, and pastry.

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