semolina Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun milled product of durum wheat (or other hard wheat) used in pasta

WordNet

Sem`o*li"na noun
Etymology
It. semolino, from semola bran, L. simila the finest wheat flour. Cf. Semoule, Simnel.
Definitions
  1. The fine, hard parts of wheat, rounded by the attrition of the millstones, -- used in cookery.

Webster 1913