semolina
noun
sem·o·li·na
ˌse-mə-ˈlē-nə 
: the purified middlings of hard wheat (such as durum) used especially for pasta (such as macaroni or spaghetti)
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Our server explained that each light-as-air pita, made with semolina dough, comes fresh from the oven.
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Laura Ness, Mercury News, 9 Dec. 2025
Start a new family tradition this Christmas with ALDI’s playful pasta in various all-natural colors from semolina, tomato, and spinach.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 8 Dec. 2025
Whole Wheat Pasta Whole wheat pasta is usually made of about 50% or more whole wheat flour, with the rest being semolina (ground durum wheat).
—Merve Ceylan, Health, 13 Oct. 2025
The restaurant will also offer only-in-Miami items like corvina with artichokes and a spicy broth; Alaskan King crab with leaves and Nikkei-style dressing and black tiger prawns with semolina and coconut bisque.
—Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
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Laura Ness, Mercury News, 9 Dec. 2025
Start a new family tradition this Christmas with ALDI’s playful pasta in various all-natural colors from semolina, tomato, and spinach.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 8 Dec. 2025
Whole Wheat Pasta Whole wheat pasta is usually made of about 50% or more whole wheat flour, with the rest being semolina (ground durum wheat).
—Merve Ceylan, Health, 13 Oct. 2025
The restaurant will also offer only-in-Miami items like corvina with artichokes and a spicy broth; Alaskan King crab with leaves and Nikkei-style dressing and black tiger prawns with semolina and coconut bisque.
—Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2025
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“Semolina.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/semolina. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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semolina
noun
sem·o·li·na
ˌsem-ə-ˈlē-nə
: a grainy powder that is milled from hard wheat (as durum wheat) and is often used to make pasta (as spaghetti)
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