farinha

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English

Noun

farinha (countable and uncountable, plural farinhas)

  1. Alternative form of farina

Old Galician-Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Inherited from Latin farīna (flour), from far (emmer). Compare Old Spanish farina.

Pronunciation

Noun

farinha f

  1. flour (ground cereal grains)
    • E juro par Deus-lo santo que manto non tragerei nen granhon, nen terrei d’amor razon nen d’armas porque quebranto e chanto ven delas toda sazon; mais tragerei ũu dormon e irei pela marinha vendend’azeite e farinha, e fugirei do poçon do alacran, ca eu non lhi sei outra meezinha.
      And I swear by holy God that I will not bring a mantle or leave a beard, nor will I speak about love or about weapons, because from them always break and cry; but I'll bring a galleon and go through the sea selling oil and flour, and I'll run away from the scorpion's nipple, because I don't know anything else.
      (Non me posso pagar tanto, Afonso X)

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Fala: fariña
  • Galician: fariña, faría
  • Portuguese: farinha (see there for further descendants)

Further reading

Portuguese

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farinha

Etymology

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese farinha, from Latin farīna (flour), from far (emmer). Compare Galician, Fala, and Asturian fariña and Spanish harina.

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: fa‧ri‧nha
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Noun

farinha f (usually uncountable, plural farinhas)

  1. flour (ground cereal grains)
  2. (colloquial) cocaine
  3. (Central-West Brazil, Southeast Brazil) tree of Dimorphandra mollis
    Synonym: barbatimão
  4. (Pernambuco) copperpod (tree of Peltophorum dubium)
    Synonym: canafístula

Derived terms

Descendants

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