fru|men|ty

fru|men|ty
fru|men|ty «FROO muhn tee», noun.
hulled wheat boiled in milk and flavored with sugar, cinnamon, and other spices: »

And we are going to have real frumenty and yule cakes (Juliana H. Ewing).

Also, fromenty, furmenty, furmety.
[< Old French frumentee < frument grain < Latin frūmentum < fruī enjoy]

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  • fru|men|ta|ceous — «FROO mehn TAY shuhs», adjective. 1. made of wheat or other cereals. 2. resembling wheat or other cereals. ╂[< Late Latin frūmentāceous (with English ous) < frūmentum grain < fruī enjoy, use] …   Useful english dictionary

  • spir|i|tus fru|men|ti — «SPIHR uh tuhs froo MEHN ty», Latin. whiskey. ╂[< New Latin spiritus frumenti < Latin spīritus (see etym. under spirit (Cf. ↑spirit)), frūmentī, genitive of frūmentum grain] …   Useful english dictionary

  • fru — fru·gal; fru·gal·i·ty; fru·gal·ly; fru·gal·ness; fru·giv·o·ra; fru·giv·o·rous; fru·i·tion; fru·i·tive; fru·men·ta·ceous; fru·men·ty; fru·tes·cence; fru·tes·cent; fru·ti·ce·tum; fru·ti·cose; fru·tic·u·lose; fru·ti·lla; suf·fru·tes·cent;… …   English syllables

  • frumenty — fru·men·ty …   English syllables

  • frumentaceous — fru•men•ta•ceous [[t]ˌfru mənˈteɪ ʃəs[/t]] adj. bot of the nature of or resembling wheat or other grain • Etymology: 1660–70; < LL frūmentācius wheaten, der. of L frūmentum grain …   From formal English to slang

  • frumenty — fru•men•ty [[t]ˈfru mən ti[/t]] n. brit. coo a dish of wheat boiled in milk and usu. flavored with sugar, cinnamon, and raisins • Etymology: 1350–1400; ME frumentee < OF, =frument grain (< L frūmentum) + ee y III …   From formal English to slang

  • frumentari — fru|men|ta|ri Mot Pla Adjectiu variable …   Diccionari Català-Català

  • frumentaceo — fru·men·tà·ce·o agg. TS agr., bot. di pianta, che produce frumento {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1759. ETIMO: dal lat. tardo frumentacĕu(m), v. anche frumento …   Dizionario italiano

  • frumentare — fru·men·tà·re v.intr. (io fruménto; avere) OB fare raccolta di frumento e di vettovaglie per l esercito {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: sec. XIV. ETIMO: dal lat. frumĕntāri, v. anche frumento …   Dizionario italiano

  • frumentario — fru·men·tà·rio agg., s.m. 1. agg. CO relativo al frumento: commercio frumentario 2. s.m. TS stor. in Roma antica, soldato addetto al vettovagliamento delle truppe {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: av. 1547. ETIMO: dal lat. frumentarĭu(m), v. anche… …   Dizionario italiano

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