semolina

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree Aramaic סְמִידָאder. Latin simila Italian semola Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Indo-European *-iHnos Proto-Italic *-īnos Latin -īnus Italian -ino Italian semolinobor. English semolina From earlier semolino, borrowed from Italian semolino, diminutive of semola, from Latin simila (“finest wheat flour”). Compare regional German Semmel (“bread roll”).

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. Ellipsis of semolina pudding.