harina de trigo blanqueada
/aɾina de tɾiɡo blankeada/from spelling rules
The English phrase "bleached wheat flour" is translated into Spanish as harina de trigo blanqueada.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of harina (flour), de (of), trigo (wheat) and blanqueada (bleached).
How does it change in a sentence?
The adjective blanqueada (bleached) must agree in feminine gender with the noun harina (flour). To make the phrase plural, both the noun harina and the adjective blanqueada must take the plural suffix '-s', resulting in harinas de trigo blanqueadas.
Did you know?
- The term harina is used in the idiom no tener harina para el pan in some regions to describe a state of extreme poverty.
- The word harina comes from the Latin 'farīna' which is also the root of the English word 'farina' used to describe a processed cereal food.
- In many Spanish-speaking countries the word harina is used as a general term for any powdered grain, meaning you must specify de trigo to distinguish wheat from corn or rice.
Examples in context
- Necesito harina de trigo blanqueada para hacer pan.I need bleached wheat flour to make bread.
- La receta original requiere harina de trigo blanqueada.The original recipe calls for bleached wheat flour.
- Prefiero no usar harina de trigo blanqueada en mis postres.I prefer not to use bleached wheat flour in my desserts.
- ¿Esta receta requiere harina de trigo blanqueada?Does this recipe require bleached wheat flour?
- La harina de trigo blanqueada es muy común en el supermercado.Bleached wheat flour is very common in the supermarket.
Example conversation
Mateo and Sofía are checking the ingredients for a cake.
- MateoSofía, ¿tienes harina de trigo blanqueada?Sofía, do you have bleached wheat flour?
- SofíaSí, Mateo, la tengo en la alacena.Yes, Mateo, I have it in the pantry.
- MateoPerfecto, la necesitamos para el bizcocho.Perfect, we need it for the sponge cake.
- SofíaVoy a buscarla ahora mismo.I will go look for it right now.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries de, harina, trigo, CC BY-SA 4.0.
