semola

See also: sémola and sêmola

English

Noun

semola (uncountable)

  1. (archaic) semolina

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Italian

Etymology

From Latin simila (finest wheat flour). For the unexpected /o/ in the second syllable, compare -evole.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈse.mo.la/
  • Rhymes: -emola
  • Hyphenation: sé‧mo‧la

Noun

semola f (plural semole)

  1. semolina (coarse grains of hard wheat used to make pasta)
    Synonym: semolino
  2. (by extension) bran (broken coat of the seed of cereal grain)
    Synonyms: crusca, cruschello

Derived terms

Descendants

  • English: semola (archaic)
  • Italian: semolino

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