English
Noun
farro (uncountable)
- Emmer wheat
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2007, February 14, “Florence Fabricant”, in For a Chilly Winter Day, Beef Pie With Polenta Crust:- At the Fountain restaurant in the Four Seasons Hotel, near the institute, squab stuffed with fava beans and farro, an Egyptian grain, comes gilded with gold leaf […] .
Italian
Etymology
From Medieval Latin *farrum, from Latin far (“spelt”).
Noun
farro m (plural farri)
- (botany) emmer
- (botany) spelt
Synonyms
Derived terms
- farro grande
- farro medio
- farro piccolo
Portuguese
Noun
farro m (uncountable)
- emmer (Triticum dicoccum, a species of wheat)