NYT Dictionary

FARINA

/fəˈɹiːnə/
Nounfa-RI-nafa-ri-na · 3 syllablesCollege

Accepted in official NYT Spelling Bee puzzle years: 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025

Meaning

A fine flour or meal made from cereal grains or from the starch or fecula of vegetables, extracted by various processes, and used in cookery.

Etymology

Origin: Latin

Borrowed from Latin farīna (“flour, meal”), from far (“kind of grain”).

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

cream of wheatbrancerealcrumbdustfalloutattrituscornflakescrumbleefflorescence

NYT Puzzle Appearances

Accepted in 4 recorded puzzles:

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