semolina

2 definitions found

semolina - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Semolina \Sem`o*li"na\, n. [It. semolino, from semola bran, L.
     simila the finest wheat flour. Cf. Semoule, Simnel.]
     The purified fine, hard parts of durum wheat, derived mostly
     from the endosperm, rounded by the attrition of the
     millstones, -- used in cookery, such as in the preparation of
     Italian pasta.
     [1913 Webster]

semolina - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  semolina
      n 1: milled product of durum wheat (or other hard wheat) used in
           pasta