fariña

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See also: farina, fariñes, and fãrinã

Asturian

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Latin farīna (flour, meal), from far (kind of grain).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /faˈɾiɲa/, [faˈɾi.ɲa]

Noun

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fariña f (uncountable)

  1. flour
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Fala

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese farinha, from Latin farīna. Cognate with Portuguese farinha, Galician and Asturian fariña, Spanish harina.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /faˈɾiɲa/
  • Rhymes: -iɲa
  • Syllabification: fa‧ri‧ña

Noun

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fariña f (plural fariñas)

  1. flour

References

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  • Valeš, Miroslav (2021) Diccionariu de A Fala: lagarteiru, mañegu, valverdeñu (web)[1], 2nd edition, Minde, Portugal: CIDLeS, published 2022, →ISBN

Galician

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Fariña

Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese farinna, farinha, from Latin farīna (flour, meal). Cognate with Portuguese farinha, Fala and Asturian fariña, Spanish harina.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /faˈɾiɲa/ [faˈɾi.ɲɐ]
  • Rhymes: -iɲa
  • Hyphenation: fa‧ri‧ña

Noun

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fariña f (plural fariñas)

  1. flour
    Uns bolos tan grandes como un pan de mesto, que eran de fariña de trigo escolleito.
    Some cakes as big as a bread of mesto, which were made of selected wheat flour.
  2. (informal, slang) blow, snow (cocaine)
    Synonyms: coca, cocaína
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Spanish

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Etymology

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Sense 2 seems to be a borrowing from Portuguese farinha.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /faˈɾiɲa/ [faˈɾi.ɲa]
  • Rhymes: -iɲa
  • Syllabification: fa‧ri‧ña

Noun

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fariña f (plural fariñas)

  1. Obsolete form of harina.
  2. (South America) a type of thick mandioca flour

Further reading

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