different between semolina vs fregola

English

Alternative forms

• semolino (archaic)

Etymology

From earlier semolino, borrowed from Italian semolino, diminutive of semola, from Latin simila (“finest wheat flour”). Compare regional German Semmel (“bread roll”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?s?m??li?n?/
• Rhymes: -i?n?

Noun

semolina (usually uncountable, plural semolinas)

1. Coarse grains produced at an intermediate stage of wheat flour milling.
2. Such grains, usually from durum wheat, used in the preparation of pasta, couscous and various sweet dishes.
3. (cooking) Ellipsis of semolina pudding

Derived terms

• semolina pudding

Translations

See also

• grout
• grits
• meal

Further reading

• semolina on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• mineolas, simolean, somaline

English

Alternative forms

• fregula

Noun

fregola (uncountable)

1. A type of pasta originating in Sardinia, resembling couscous and typically made with semolina flour

Translations

See also

• Fregula on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• Laforge

Italian

Etymology

From fregare.

Noun

fregola f (plural fregole)

1. (zoology) heat, rutting
2. (fishes) spawning
3. (sex) excitement, libido, arousal, horniness

   Synonyms: arrapamento, foia, libidine, smania, voglia

Noun

fregola

1. A small ball shaped handmade pasta from hard wheat semolina blending well with delicate and light soups, from Sardinia
2. Synonym of fregula (Sardinian dialect)
3. Synonym of sa fregola (Sardinian dialect)

Related terms

Anagrams

• fragole, golfare