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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesfarinha
Pronunciation / Transliteration: /fɐˈɾi.ɲɐ/
"Aprendeu a fazer o bolo usando farinha de trigo."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A fine powder obtained by grinding cereal grains, especially wheat, or other starchy foods.
"She used flour to thicken the creamy mushroom sauce." - 2
Any finely ground powdery substance derived from plants.
"Cassava flour is a popular gluten-free alternative in baking."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'farina', meaning meal or flour (ultimately from 'far', a type of grain like spelt). Through historical phonetic evolution in Spanish, the initial Latin 'f-' shifted to an aspirated 'h-' and eventually became silent, standardizing as 'harina' by the Old Spanish period.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Harina" is said worldwide
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farine
Transliteration: /fa.ʁin/
"Il faut de la farine pour faire du pain."
Mehl
Transliteration: /meːl/
"Wir brauchen Mehl, um Kuchen zu backen."
farina
Transliteration: /faˈri.na/
"La farina è l'ingrediente principale della pasta."
harina
Transliteration: /aˈɾi.na/
"La harina de trigo es esencial para hacer el pan."
farinha
Transliteration: /fɐˈɾi.ɲɐ/
"Aprendeu a fazer o bolo usando farinha de trigo."
आटा
Transliteration: aata
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"रोटी बनाने के लिए आटा गूँथ लें।"
面粉
Transliteration: miànfěn
Script: 中文汉字
"我们需要买一些面粉来做面包。"
밀가루
Transliteration: milgaru
Script: 한국어 한글
"빵을 만들기 위해 밀가루가 필요합니다."
小麦粉
Transliteration: komugiko
Script: 日本語
"小麦粉を使ってケーキを焼きました。"
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