: a wheat (Triticum durum) that yields a glutenous flour used especially in pasta
called also durum
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There are three shapes: fusilli, shells and penne, all made with a combination of organic durum wheat and organic Kernza, a perennial wheatlike plant that yields a rich-tasting grain.
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Florence Fabricant, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2024
There were signs of growth in the production of durum wheat, corn for silage, and several forage crops — an increase that matches that of the dairy industry in the past decades.
—The Arizona Republic, 5 Mar. 2024
The price of durum wheat — a type of wheat popular among Italian pasta-makers — has fallen 30% since May 2022.
—Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN, 11 May 2023
Though the package was Malibu Pink, the pasta itself was pretty ordinary-looking: traditional durum wheat yellow penne rigate, but cut a little shorter, hence the pennette.
—Li Goldstein, Bon Appétit, 11 July 2023
Other crops such as durum wheat and spelt have been removed from the ban.
—Maciej Martewicz, Bloomberg.com, 5 June 2023
But the cost of raw materials including durum wheat have dropped 30% from a year earlier, the consumer rights group Assoutenti said in a statement.
—Elizabeth Napolitano, CBS News, 11 May 2023
Italian pasta is produced from durum wheat, whose prices, according to Italy’s largest agricultural body, Coldiretti, have fallen by 30 percent since last year.
—Niha Masih, Washington Post, 11 May 2023
The farmers group added that, despite the price of durum wheat being fairly uniform across Italy — at about €0.36 cents (39 cents) per kilogram — the retail price of pasta varied widely in different regions.
—Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN, 11 May 2023
Florence Fabricant, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2024
There were signs of growth in the production of durum wheat, corn for silage, and several forage crops — an increase that matches that of the dairy industry in the past decades.
—The Arizona Republic, 5 Mar. 2024
The price of durum wheat — a type of wheat popular among Italian pasta-makers — has fallen 30% since May 2022.
—Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN, 11 May 2023
Though the package was Malibu Pink, the pasta itself was pretty ordinary-looking: traditional durum wheat yellow penne rigate, but cut a little shorter, hence the pennette.
—Li Goldstein, Bon Appétit, 11 July 2023
Other crops such as durum wheat and spelt have been removed from the ban.
—Maciej Martewicz, Bloomberg.com, 5 June 2023
But the cost of raw materials including durum wheat have dropped 30% from a year earlier, the consumer rights group Assoutenti said in a statement.
—Elizabeth Napolitano, CBS News, 11 May 2023
Italian pasta is produced from durum wheat, whose prices, according to Italy’s largest agricultural body, Coldiretti, have fallen by 30 percent since last year.
—Niha Masih, Washington Post, 11 May 2023
The farmers group added that, despite the price of durum wheat being fairly uniform across Italy — at about €0.36 cents (39 cents) per kilogram — the retail price of pasta varied widely in different regions.
—Barbie Latza Nadeau, CNN, 11 May 2023
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durum wheat
noun
du·rum wheat
ˌd(y)u̇r-əm- 
: a wheat that yields a flour used especially in pasta
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