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durum

Meaning of "durum" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD DURUM

Short for New Latin trīticum dūrum, literally: hard wheat.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF DURUM

ˈdjʊərəm


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DURUM

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Durum is a noun.
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WHAT DOES DURUM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Durum

Durum wheat or macaroni wheat is the only tetraploid species of wheat of commercial importance that is widely cultivated today. It was developed by artificial selection of the domesticated emmer wheat strains formerly grown in Central Europe and the Near East around 7000 BC, which developed a naked, free-threshing form. Durum in Latin means "hard", and the species is the hardest of all wheats. Its high protein content, as well as its strength, make durum good for special uses, the most well-known being pasta, which in Italy is exclusively made from durum wheat. Durum wheat is used extensively in breadmaking. However, it is unusual in that, despite very high protein content, it is low in desirable gluten needed to form a glutinous web necessary for bread to rise. As a result, although 100 percent durum wheat breads do exist, such as pagnotte di Enna or "rimacinato" bread from Sicily, as well as others, in most instances bread doughs contain only a portion of durum wheat and are supplemented substantially with commercial white flours, often those higher in gluten necessary to offset the poor gluten contribution of durum flour.

Definition of durum in the English dictionary

The definition of durum in the dictionary is a variety of wheat, Triticum durum, with a high gluten content, cultivated mainly in the Mediterranean region, and used chiefly to make pastas.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DURUM

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DURUM

durmast · durmast oak · durn · Durnovaria · duro · Duroc · durometer · Durovernum · duroy · durra · Durrell · durrie · durries · durry · durst · durukuli · durum wheat · durzi

WORDS THAT END LIKE DURUM

aurum · bass drum · broad-spectrum · Brum · centrum · conundrum · drum · Erzurum · forum · fulcrum · ngultrum · Pisaurum · quorum · rum · scrum · spectrum · tantrum · the drum · the Forum · Trivandrum

Synonyms and antonyms of durum in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «durum» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DURUM

Find out the translation of durum to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of durum from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «durum» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

硬粒
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

durum
570 millions of speakers
en

English

durum
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

durum
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

القاسي
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

дурум
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

durum
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

হার্ড
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

dur
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Durum
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Hart
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

デュラム
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Durum
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lúa mì cứng
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

durum
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

ड्युरम
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

makarnalık
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

duro
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

durum
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

дурум
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

dur
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σκληρό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

harde
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

durum
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

durum
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of durum

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DURUM»

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about durum

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DURUM»

Discover the use of durum in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to durum and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Durum Wheat, Semolina and Pasta Quality: Recent Achievements ...
DEXTER, J.E. AND MARCHYLO, B.A. Canadian Grain Commission, Grain Research Laboratory 1404-303 Main St.. Winnipeg. MB. R3C 3G8 Canada SUMMARY Durum wheat quality criteria continually evolve in response to market pressure ...
Joël Abecassis, Jean-Claude Autran, 2001
2
Durum wheat: chemistry and technology
Genetics and Breeding of Durum Wheat in Europe and the United States. Protein and Enzyme Composition. Carbohydrates. Durum Lipids. Vitamins and Minerals. Milling. Manufacture of Pasta Products. Evaluation of Durum Wheat.
Giuseppe Fabriani, Claudia Lintas, American Association of Cereal Chemists, 1988
3
Durum and Hard Red Spring Wheat from Canada
unusual, occurring in 6 percent of purchases of Canadian wheat and in 17 percent of purchases of U.S. wheat. When protein was underdelivered, the delivered price was reportedly reduced in 36 percent of purchases of the Canadian product ...
4
Safe Storage Guidelines for Durum Wheat
Safe storage guidelines for durum wheat have not been developed, despite the fact that they are more susceptible to spoilage within a short period than other wheat classes.
Nithya Udayakumar, 2008
5
Centro International de Mejoramiento de Maiz Y Trigo World ...
Durum wheats are sown today on almost 22 million hectares (10%) of the total world wheat area, and on 11 million hectares (11%) of the wheat area in the developing world. Six developing countries alone— Turkey, Syria, India, Morocco , ...
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center
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The Adoption of Agricultural Technology: A Guide for Survey ...
PRODUCTION CONSTRAINTS OF DURUM WHEAT IN ETHIOPIA AND USE OF ETHIOPIAN DURUM WHEAT LANDRACE VARIETIES IN BREEDING Tesfaye Tesemma and Demissie Mitiku Alemaya University of Agriculture Debre Zeit ...
‎1993
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The algerian durum wheats: a classified list, with descriptions
Three spikes of durum wheat, variety Pelissier, in different positions 10 Spikelets of durum wheats: Fig. 1, Beliouni; fig. 2, Mohamed ben Bachir 14 Durum wheats: Fig. 1, part of spikelet of Moroccain; fig. 2, grains of Nab el Bel and Meskiana 16 ...
Carl S. Scofield, 1902
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Experiment station work, XXXIV: American sugar-beet seed, ...
American sugar-beet seed, indoor versus outdoor feeding of steers, stimulants for seeds, profits from spraying potatoes, roughage for steers, winter-injured fruit trees, cheap dairy rations, durum wheat, cotton-seed meal for hogs, fertility of eggs ...
United States. Office of Experiment Stations, 1906
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The Commercial Status of Durum Wheat
CHEMICAL STUDY OF DURUM WHEAT FLOUR AND BREAD. Examination of standard flours. — In order to show a comparison not only of the two flours used in the baking test, but also of several typical flours, the following list of twenty-nine  ...
Mark Alfred Carleton, Joseph Scudder Chamberlain, 1904
10
Durum wheat
The market value of durum wheat compared with common wheat in countries where it is widely grown has been pointed out in a previous publication 2 of this Department. The trend of prices in this country lends special interest to the subject at ...
S. C. Salmon, Jacob Allen Clark, 1913

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DURUM»

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Tunisia buys soft wheat, barley in tender, rejects durum -trade
The lowest offer in the durum tender, which sought 50,000 tonnes, was at $442.29 per tonne c&f for shipment on Nov. 1-10, they said. «Yahoo! Maktoob News, Jul 15»
2
Soybeans reach record high
North Dakota spring wheat plantings were 6.3 million acres – comparable with the March intentions, with another 1.1 million acres of durum. «Agri-View, Jul 15»
3
African Food Safari
It is a dish of semolina made out of durum wheat cooked by steaming and is served with meat and vegetable stew. In East Africa, cattle heads ... «The New Indian Express, Jul 15»
4
Poor timing of rainy season causes hay shortage
“Last year, durum had vomatoxin, so they are being careful about that and making sure to spray fungicide on there,” Steinhoff added. Wheat will ... «Williston Daily Herald, Jul 15»
5
Markets react to June 30 USDA acreage, stocks report
USDA reported the durum export inspections at 768,996 bushels for the week ending June 26. That week's durum export sales were reported ... «Farm and Ranch Guide, Jul 15»
6
North American grain/oilseeds review: Canola down after volatile …
Milling wheat, barley and durum futures were untraded. Though, the Exchange adjusted wheat prices following Wednesday's close. Soybean ... «Grainews, Jul 15»
7
Small-market crops bounce back
As expected, farmers this spring planted more durum, barley, flax and sunflowers — crops in which the Upper Midwest, particularly North ... «Grand Forks Herald, Jul 15»
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Crop progress and conditions report, June 5
Durum wheat condition rated 0 percent very poor, 1 poor, 11 fair, 74 good, and 14 excellent. Durum wheat jointed was 83 percent, well ahead ... «Farm and Ranch Guide, Jul 15»
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Record-breaking heat taking a toll on Montana crops
Spring wheat is heading ahead of the five year average, with 32 percent headed; durum wheat is at 14 percent. Wheat farmers in Dawson ... «Prairie Star, Jul 15»
10
Canada's durum wheat and the couscous factor »
Although durum wheat is synonymous with pasta as an end product, Canada's biggest durum-importing region actually uses a significant ... «Country Guide, Jul 15»
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