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- [doo r-uh m, dyoo r-]
- /ˈdʊər əm, ˈdyʊər-/
- /ˈdʌrəm/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [doo r-uh m, dyoo r-]
- /ˈdʊər əm, ˈdyʊər-/
Definitions of durum word
- noun durum a wheat, Triticum turgidum, the grain of which yields flour used in making pasta. 1
- noun durum A kind of hard wheat grown in arid regions, having bearded ears and yielding flour that is used to make pasta. 1
- noun durum type of wheat 1
- noun durum a variety of wheat, Triticum durum, with a high gluten content, cultivated mainly in the Mediterranean region, and used chiefly to make pastas 0
- noun durum a hard emmer wheat (Triticum durum) that yields flour and semolina used in macaroni, spaghetti, etc. 0
- noun durum (often used attributively) A hard variety of wheat, Triticum turgidum or Triticum durum, whose flour is used to make pasta and bread. 0
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Origin of durum
First appearance:
before 1905 One of the 15% newest English words
1905-10; < New Latin, the earlier specific epithet. See dure1
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Parts of speech for Durum
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durum popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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durum usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for durum
noun durum
- grass — Günter (Wilhelm) [goo n-ter wil-helm;; German gyn-tuh r vil-helm] /ˈgʊn tər ˈwɪl hɛlm;; German ˈgün tər ˈvɪl hɛlm/ (Show IPA), 1927–2015, German novelist, poet, and playwright.
- cereal — Cereal or breakfast cereal is a food made from grain. It is mixed with milk and eaten for breakfast.
- spelt — a simple past tense and past participle of spell1 .
- gluten — the tough, viscid, nitrogenous substance remaining when the flour of wheat or other grain is washed to remove the starch.
- semolina — a granular, milled product of durum wheat, consisting almost entirely of endosperm particles, used chiefly in the making of pasta.
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