durum

du·rum

UK/ˈdjuːɹəm/ US/ˈdʌ.ɹəm/ uncommon

noun

wheat with hard dark-colored kernels high in gluten and used for bread and pasta; grown especially in southern Russia, North Africa, and northern central North America

Synonyms

durum wheat
hard wheat
Triticum durum
Triticum turgidum
macaroni wheat

Origin

Borrowing from Latin dūrum, nominative neuter singular of dūrus (“hard”). Doublet of dour and dure.

Related words

Word family

durum wheat

Broader terms

wheat

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