fariña

See also: farina, fariñes, and fãrinã

Asturian

Alternative forms

• farina

Etymology

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

Noun

fariña f (uncountable)

1. flour

Related terms

• fariñentu
• fariñosu

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Galician

Fariña

Alternative forms

• faría (Galician-Asturian)

Etymology

From Galician-Portuguese / Old Galician-Portuguese farỹa, farinna, from Latin farīna (“flour, meal”). Cognate with Portuguese farinha, Asturian fariña, Spanish harina.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /faˈɾiɲa̝/

Noun

fariña f (plural fariñas)

1. flour
2. (informal, slang) blow, snow (cocaine)

   Synonyms: coca, cocaína

Related terms

• farináceo
• fariña centea (“rye floor”)
• fariña milla (“cornmeal”)
• fariña triga (“wheat floor”)
• fariñento

References

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• Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “fariña”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
• “fariña” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
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• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “fariña”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN