farinha de teff
Teff flour in Portuguese is farinha de teff.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of farinha (flour), de (of) and teff (the grain).
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Portugal, Farinha de Teff is used for teff flour.
How does it change in a sentence?
To express the plural teff flours, the noun farinha is pluralized to farinhas while the grain name remains unchanged, resulting in farinhas de teff.
Did you know?
- While farinha is used for 'flour', it is also used in Portuguese to describe certain types of powdered drugs or illicit substances in street slang.
- The word farinha comes from the Latin farīna, which was derived from far, a term for 'emmer' wheat.
- Portuguese uses the word farinha for both the fine powder used in baking and the coarser meal used for porridge.
Examples in context
- Bolinhos com Farinha de TeffTeff flour muffins
- Você sabe onde posso comprar farinha de teff aqui?Do you know where I can buy teff flour here?
- Esse pão de farinha de teff é delicioso!This teff flour bread is delicious!
- Eu comprei farinha de teff no mercado.I bought teff flour at the market.
- Você pode usar farinha de teff no bolo.You can use teff flour in the cake.
- Essa farinha de teff é muito nutritiva.This teff flour is very nutritious.
Example conversation
Juliana and Rodrigo are talking about baking a gluten-free cake.
- JulianaRodrigo, você já comprou a farinha de teff?Rodrigo, did you already buy the teff flour?
- RodrigoAinda não, Juliana. Onde ela fica?Not yet, Juliana. Where is it located?
- JulianaFica na seção de produtos naturais.It is in the natural products section.
- RodrigoVou procurar a farinha de teff agora.I will look for the teff flour now.
Sources
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries de, farinha, CC BY-SA 4.0.
