αλεύρι
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Greek
Alternative forms
- άλευρο n (álevro)
Etymology
From Ancient Greek *ἀλεύριον (*aleúrion), a diminutive of ἄλευρον (áleuron) (→ άλευρο (álevro)).
Pronunciation
Noun
αλεύρι • (alévri) n (plural αλεύρια)
- flour (ground cereal grains, especially wheat)
- Αυτή κοσκινίζει αλεύρι σε μια λεκάνη.
- Aftí koskinízei alévri se mia lekáni.
- She sifts flour into a bowl.
Declension
Declension of αλεύρι
Synonyms
- φαρίνα f (farína, “fine white flour”)
Related terms
- αλεύρι καλαμποκιού n (alévri kalampokioú, “cornflour”)
- αλεύρι που φουσκώνει n (alévri pou fouskónei, “self-raising flour”)
- αλεύρι σιταριού n (alévri sitarioú, “wheat flour”)
- αλευροβιομηχανία f (alevroviomichanía, “flour industry”)
- αλευροειδής (alevroeidís, “farinaceous”)
- αλευρόκολλα f (alevrókolla, “flour paste, gluten”)
- αλευρόμυλος m (alevrómylos, “flour mill”)
- αλευροποίηση f (alevropoíisi, “milling”)
- αλευροποιΐα f (alevropoiḯa, “flour industry”)
- αλευροποιώ (alevropoió, “to grind”)
- αλευρώδης (alevródis, “floury, mealy”)
- αλεύρωμα (alévroma, “dusting with flour”)
- αλευρωμένος (alevroménos, “floury”)
- αλευρώνω (alevróno, “to flour”)
- καλαμποκάλευρο n (kalampokálevro, “cornflour”)
- σκληρό αλεύρι n (skliró alévri, “bread flour, strong flour”)
- and see: αλέθω (alétho, “to grind, to mill”)
See also
- άμυλο n (ámylo, “starch”)
Further reading
αλεύρι on the Greek Wikipedia.Wikipedia el
