farro
nounUK /ˈfæɹəʊ/ · US /ˈfæɹoʊ/
Etymology Borrowed from Italian farro. Doublet of far.
1
Emmer wheat (Triticum turgidum).
- 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[…].2007 February 14, Florence Fabricant, “For a Chilly Winter Day, Beef Pie With Polenta Crust”, in New York Times:
- All three farros are sold as a whole grain.2019, Irma S. Rombauer, Marion Rombauer Becker, Ethan Becker, Joy of Cooking: 2019 Edition, page 338:
- Related terms
- farrago