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durum

/ˈdjuːɹəm/

Meanings
noun
Triticum turgidum subsp. durum, syn. Triticum durum (hard wheat), the flour of which is used to make pasta and bread.

Examples :

"Many Italian restaurants use durum wheat to make their fresh pasta. "
food agriculture plant biology

Related Words

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make noun

/meɪk/

Brand or kind; model.

"What make of car do you drive?"

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their pronoun

/ðeər/

Belonging to or associated with the people or things previously mentioned or easily identified.

"They brought their books with them."

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hard noun

/hɑːd/ /hɑɹd/

A firm or paved beach or slope convenient for hauling vessels out of the water.

"The boat was hauled out of the water using the nearby hard. "

Illustration bread

bread noun

/bɹeːd/ /bɹɛd/

A foodstuff made by baking dough made from cereals.

"My grandmother makes delicious bread every Sunday for breakfast. "

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many noun

/ˈmæni/ /ˈmɛni/

A multitude; a great aggregate; a mass of people; the generality; the common herd.

"Democracy must balance the rights of the few against the will of the many."

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fresh noun

/fɹɛʃ/

A rush of water, along a river or onto the land; a flood.

"The fresh flooded the low-lying fields near the river, causing the farmers to cancel their harvest. "

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flour noun

/ˈflaʊə/ /ˈflaʊɚ/

Powder obtained by grinding or milling cereal grains, especially wheat, or other foodstuffs such as soybeans and potatoes, and used to bake bread, cakes, and pastry.

"My grandmother used flour to make delicious cookies for the school bake sale. "

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which pronoun

/wɪt͡ʃ/

(interrogative) What one or ones (of those mentioned or implied).

"By now, you must surely know which is which."

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used verb

/juːzd/

To utilize or employ.

"The student used a calculator to solve the math problem. "

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wheat noun

/wiːt/

Any of several cereal grains, of the genus Triticum, that yields flour as used in bakery.

"My grandmother uses wheat flour to make her famous bread rolls. "

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pasta noun

/ˈpɐːstə/ /ˈpæstə/ /ˈpɐːstɘ/ /ˈpɑstə/

Dough made from wheat and water and sometimes mixed with egg and formed into various shapes; often sold in dried form and typically boiled for eating.

"For dinner, we had spaghetti pasta, a dish everyone enjoyed. "

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restaurants noun

/ˈrɛstəˌrɑːnts/ /ˈrɛstəˌrɒnts/

An eating establishment in which diners are served food, usually by waiters at their tables but sometimes (as in a fast food restaurant) at a counter.

"My family loves to try new restaurants in our city every weekend. "