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farina definition

fa·rina (fə rē′nə)

noun

  1. flour or meal made from cereal grains (esp. whole wheat), potatoes, nuts, etc. and eaten as a cooked cereal
  2. potato starch or other starch

Etymology: ME < L, ground grain, meal < far, sort of grain, spelt < IE base *bhares- > OE bere, barley

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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