Dictionary

floury en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈflaʊɹi/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
• /ˈflaʊəɹi/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From Middle English floury, equivalent to flour + -y. Piecewise doublet of flowery.

Meanings

1. Resembling flour.
   • These mashed potatoes have a floury texture.
2. Covered in flour.
   • The baker wiped his floury hands on his apron.
3. (of potatoes) High in starch; tending to break down easily when cooked.
   • Boil four large floury potatoes till they are thoroughly done; peel them and mash them smooth with the back of a spoon 1872, Thomas Low Nichols, How to Cook: The Principles and Practice of Scientific, Economic Hygienic, and Aesthetic Gastronomy : with Model Recipes in Every Department of Cookery, Original and Selected, page 106:
   • As we all know, there are great differences among potatoes; some are waxy, others floury; and these, again, vary according to the manner and degree of cooking. 1898, William Mattieu Williams, The Chemistry of Cookery, page 189:

Forms

Antonyms

unfloury · waxy (of potatoes)

Coordinates

mealy · powdery · grainy

Deriveds

flouriness · floury miller · floury baker · flourily

Relateds

wood flour

Translations (32)

ca farinós (resembling flour) · izh murria (resembling flour) · fi jauhoinen (resembling flour) · cs moučnatý (of a potato, starchy) · es harinoso (resembling flour) · de mehlig (resembling flour) · fi jauhoinen (covered in flour) · sv mjölig (of a potato, starchy) · de mehligkochend (of a potato, starchy) · bg набрашнен (covered in flour) · fr farineux (resembling flour) · enm floury (covered in flour) · tr unsu (resembling flour) · pl mączysty (resembling flour) · de mehlig (covered in flour) · tr unlu (covered in flour) · pt farinhento (resembling flour) · ga plúrach (resembling flour) · ro făinos (resembling flour) · mi motuhanga (resembling flour) · sv mjölig (covered in flour) · sv mjölig (resembling flour) · mi māngaro (resembling flour) · gl fariñento (covered in flour) · ga plúrach (covered in flour) · nl kruimelig (resembling flour) · mk брашнест (resembling flour) · cs moučný (resembling flour) · gl fariñento (resembling flour) · bg брашнен (resembling flour) · it farinoso (resembling flour) · nl brokkelig (resembling flour)