flour en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /flaː(r)/ (India)
- /ˈflæʊ.ə/ Australia, New Zealand, /aʊ̯/-fronting
- [ˈflɑɹ] educated
- /ˈflɐɹ/ educated
- (US) audio
- /ˈflaʊ.əɾ/ (Scotland)
- [ˈflaː.ɚ] ~ [ˈflaː.ɹ̩] Pittsburgh, /aʊ̯/-monophthongization
- [ˈfläː] (Singapore)
- [ˈflæʊ̯.ə] Australia, New Zealand, /aʊ̯/-fronting
- [ˈflaʊ̯.ɚ] ~ [ˈflaʊ̯.ɹ̩] (Canadian, General-American, Standard)
- [ˈflaʊ̯.ə] (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈflæʊ.ɚ/ Southern US, Mid-Atlantic, New York City, /aʊ̯/-fronting
- /ˈflaʊ.ɚ/ (Canadian, General-American, Standard)
- /ˈflaʊ.ə/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- [ˈflɐɹ] educated
- [ˈflaʊ̯.əɾ] (Scotland)
- [ˈflaː.ə] General South African, /aʊ̯/-monophthongization
- /ˈflaː.ɚ/ Pittsburgh, /aʊ̯/-monophthongization
- /ˈflaː.ə/ General South African, /aʊ̯/-monophthongization
- [ˈflæʊ̯.ɚ] ~ [ˈflæʊ̯.ɹ̩] Southern US, Mid-Atlantic, New York City, /aʊ̯/-fronting
- /ˈflɑː/ (Singapore)
- /ˈflɑɹ/ educated
Etymology
Spelled (until about 1830) and meaning flower in the sense of flour being the "finest portion of ground grain" (compare French fleur de farine, fine fleur). Doublet of fleur, flor, and flower. Partially displaced native meal. The U.S. standard of identity comes from 21CFR137.105.
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) Powder obtained by grinding or milling cereal grains, especially wheat, or other foodstuffs such as soybeans and potatoes, and used to bake bread, cakes, and pastry.
Everything a living animal could do to destroy and to desecrate bed and walls had been done. […] A canister of flour from the kitchen had been thrown at the looking-glass and lay like trampled snow over the remains of a decent blue suit with the lining ripped out which lay on top of the ruin of a plastic wardrobe.
1963, Margery Allingham, “Foreword”, in The China Governess: A Mystery, London: Chatto & Windus, →OCLC:
- (qualifier:US standards of identity, uncountable, usually) The food made by grinding and bolting cleaned wheat (not durum or red durum) until it meets specified levels of fineness, dryness, and freedom from bran and germ, also containing any of certain enzymes, ascorbic acid, and certain bleaching agents.
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(uncountable, usually) Powder of other material.
mustard flour
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(alt-of, obsolete, uncountable, usually) Obsolete form of flower.
alt of flower
that nobody is wished to see my dead body. & that no murnurs walk behind me at my funeral. & that no flours be planted on my grave.
1886 May, Thomas Hardy, The Mayor of Casterbridge: The Life and Death of a Man of Character. […], volume II, London: Smith, Elder & Co., […], →OCLC:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| flours | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| flower | alternative, obsolete | lexicographic |
Coordinates
Deriveds
flourmill · moth flour · flour paste · flour-monger · cornflour · flour mill · strong flour · flourlike · flourless · flour mite · cricket flour · flourman · flour treatment agent · flour moth · national flour · bread flour · graham flour · rye flour · beanflour · pea flour · all-purpose flour · second flour · floursack · self-rising flour · mesquite flour · flour beetle · rock flour · pastry flour · glacial flour · wood flour · nonflour · cold flour · beflour · flour gold · self-raising flour · flour corn · rice flour
Descendants
falaoa · parāoa · blauang · fl’owwa · falawa · palaoa · falawa
Relateds
meal · smeddum · wheatmeal · bran · farina
Synonyms
wheat flour · plain flour · smeddum · wheatmeal · white flour
Translations (286)
tum ufu (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · kpv пызь (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · kum ун (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · nb mel (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · zh мян (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · lo ແປ້ງ (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · tr un (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · is mjöl (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · ale mukax̂ (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · ny ufa (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · bn ময়দা (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · ain アマㇺコホ (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · sat ᱯᱤᱴᱷᱟ (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · ps اوړه (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · ruq fărină (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · kix wâ (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · egl faréṅna (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · cu ⰱⱃⰰⱎⱐⱀⱁ (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · bbl ჰ̡აჲრუ̆ (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · mr पीठ (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · bua гурил (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · ru мука́ (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · ar طحين (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · rhg atha (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · qu ullpu (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · rhg fáki (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · fi jauho (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · bo ཕྱེ (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · kxd tapung (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · ms tepung (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · ml മാവു (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · udm пызь (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · crh un (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · uk бо́рошно (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · rw ifu (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · nl bloem (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · yi מעל (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · hsb muka (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · szl mōłka (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · ba он (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · io farino (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · vi phấn (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · so daqiiq (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · id tepung (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · cu мѫка (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · scn farina (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · bal آڑت (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · es fariña (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · wa poude (powder of other material) · es harina (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · zh 麵粉 /面粉 (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · nv akʼáán (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · my မှုန့် (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · gd min (powder of other material) · mk брашно (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · gmy 𐀎 (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · myv почт (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · th แป้ง (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · af meel (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · ar طحين (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · hu liszt (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · ja メリケン粉 (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · nrf flieu (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · pa آٹا (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · lez гъуьр (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · ang melu (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · moh othè꞉seraʼ (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · tk uun (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · et jahu (powder of other material) · lzz მქვერი (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · ar دجيج (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · la farīna (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · tt он (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · ro făină (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · kn ಹಿಟ್ಟು (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · es farina (disused) (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · et jahu (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · bg брашно́ (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · sva ფექ (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · gd flùr (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · kgp farĩnh (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · li blom (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · gld опа (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · vkp fari (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · hi आटा (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · kmv fahin (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · hy ալյուր (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · es soma (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · he קֶמַח (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · vro jauh (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · ar طَحِين (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · wa farene (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · grc ἄλευρον (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · sce ghurun (powder of other material) · ia farina (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · lb Miel (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · kmr ar (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · wal xiilliya (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · rgn faròina (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · mrw tapong (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · ru мука́ (powder of other material) · yue 麵粉 /面粉 (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · dta golii (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · fur farine (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · de Mehl (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · lad farina (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · pdt Mäl (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · uga 𐎖𐎎𐎈 (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · zza ardi (diq) (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · xmf ქვირი (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · mcm farinya (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · cy can (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · nb mjøl (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · sc farína (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · sva ფაქუ̂ (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · xcl ալիւր (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · cy blawd (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · gu આટો (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · mwr आटौ (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · gl óleo (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · vep jauh (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · fi jauhe (powder of other material) · el σκόνη (powder of other material) · vot javo (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · it farina (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · ca farina (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · ko 가루 (powder of other material) · dsb muka (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · chr ᎢᏒ ᏩᏂᎨ (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · ist fareîna (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · tk un (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · fa آرْد (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · koi пызь (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · ceb harina (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · sk múka (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · si පිටි (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · szl mōnka (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · yai орта (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · mg koba (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · mfe lafarinn (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · vi bột (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · rup fãrinã (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · vec fior (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · fy moal (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · pl mąka (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · ru порошо́к (powder of other material) · ast fariña (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · ga plúr (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · gmy 𐀕𐀩𐀄𐀫 (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · kaw gĕlĕpung (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · fax fariña (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · arc ܩܡܚܐ (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · ady хьаджыгъэ (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · mn ᠭᠤᠯᠢᠷ (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · alt кулур (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · sce ghurun (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · sd اَٽو (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · az un (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · co farina (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · nrf flleur (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · sv mjöl (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · sms jävv (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · wym māł (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · mdf почф (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · szl myjl (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · ast farina (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · tly ordə (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · lv milti (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · tl arina (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · ru пыль (powder of other material) · am ዱቄት (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · xal һуйр (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · tpw uí (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · rsk мука (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · enm mele (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · nl meel (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · wym maoł (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · qu kuta (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · mn гурил (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · as আটা (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · pov forinha (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · rif arn (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · rm farina (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · mt dqiq (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · vec farina (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · gu લોટ (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · sl moka (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · chm ложаш (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · ja 穀粉 (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · cu ⰿⱘⰽⰰ (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · stq Meel (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · dlm faraina (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · fa آرْد (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · kl qajuusat (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · wyi noorrong (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · ky ун (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · mwl farina (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · kca-eas рак (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · ar طحين (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · swb ngano (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · gl fariña (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · ne आटो (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · rcf farine (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · kw bleus (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · pa ਆੱਟਾ (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · pms farin-a (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · bbl ჰ̡აჲრი̆ (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · ug ئۇن (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · ka ფქვილი (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · fi jauho (powder of other material) · sh бра̏шно (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · rom arro (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · ar دَقيق (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · ar دَقِيق (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · uz un (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · hsb mučka (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · be мука́ (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · pt farinha (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · fo mjøl (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · tg орд (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · alt ун (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · my ဂျုံမှုန့် (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · el αλεύρι (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · sah бурдук (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · vo lemeil (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · evn бурдук (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · lt miltai (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · sq miell (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · or ଅଟା (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · njo-jgl am (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · xsr ཕེ (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · lmo farinna (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · ko 밀가루 (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · eu irin (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · br bleud (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · eo faruno (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · jv glepung (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · egy nD-H_SPACE:nw-U9:Z2ss (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · chr ᎢᏌ (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · bh आटा (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · sga men (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · bn আটা (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · ne पिठो (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · nah textli (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · rue мука́ (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · sux 𒍥 (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · ht farin (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · kbd хьэжыгъэ (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · chr ᎤᏣᎴᏍᏓ (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · lij faænn-a (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · es chuno (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · ko 가루 (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · ee wɔ́ (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · uk мука́ (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · vro jahu (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · ttt ard (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · km ម្សៅ (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · ta மாவு (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · cv ҫӑнӑх (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · tl harina (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · oc farina (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · ur آٹا (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · mi parāoa (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · da mel (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · cs mouka (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · fr farine (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · mdh tapung (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · kmr arvan (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · ckb ئارد (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · es granillo (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · wa fleur (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · ja 小麦粉 (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · qu haku (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · tkl falaoa (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · nds Meel (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · uli fl’owwa (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · sh brȁšno (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · enm flour (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · kmr ard (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · mnc ᡠᡶᠠ (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · enm flour (powder of other material) · gd min (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · mrw arina (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · cu брашьно (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · kk ұн (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff) · te పిండి (ground cereal grains or other foodstuff)