semola

See also: sémola and sêmola

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian semola, from Latin simila (fine flour). Doublet of semla and semel.

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)
    • French: semoule
    • Portuguese: sêmola
    • Spanish: sémola

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