frumenty

[ froo-muhn-tee ]

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nounBritish Dialect.

a dish of hulled wheat boiled in milk and seasoned with sugar, cinnamon, and raisins.

Origin of frumenty

1350–1400; Middle English frumentee<Old French, equivalent to frument grain (<Latin frūmentum) + -ee-y³

Also called fur·mi·ty [fur-mi-tee] /ˈfɜr mɪ ti/

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British Dictionary definitions for frumenty

frumenty

fromenty, furmenty or furmity

/ (ˈfruːməntɪ) /

noun

British a kind of porridge made from hulled wheat boiled with milk, sweetened, and spiced

Origin of frumenty

C14: from Old French frumentee, from frument grain, from Latin frūmentum

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