: a wheat (Triticum durum) that yields a glutenous flour used especially in pasta
called also durum
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The durum wheat cultivated in southern Italy is the base for Puglia’s orecchiette pasta, typically paired with another product of Puglian soil: turnip greens.
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Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 16 Aug. 2025
The kind of flour is used in a lot of pastas, but the key distinction is that the package lists durum wheat and not durum flour, a finer ground product that absorbs more water and creates gummier pasta.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 14 June 2025
However, its primary ingredient is wheat flour—specifically durum wheat, often labeled as semolina.
—Lauren O'Connor, Ms, Rdn, Health, 16 Apr. 2025
Wheat Pasta Wheat pasta is made from various types of wheat that have been processed into flour, such as semolina and durum wheat flour.56
Wheat pasta is sometimes made with just wheat flour and water, while other variations include eggs.
—Lauren O'Connor, Ms, Rdn, Health, 16 Apr. 2025
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Elizabeth Heath, Travel + Leisure, 16 Aug. 2025
The kind of flour is used in a lot of pastas, but the key distinction is that the package lists durum wheat and not durum flour, a finer ground product that absorbs more water and creates gummier pasta.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 14 June 2025
However, its primary ingredient is wheat flour—specifically durum wheat, often labeled as semolina.
—Lauren O'Connor, Ms, Rdn, Health, 16 Apr. 2025
Wheat Pasta Wheat pasta is made from various types of wheat that have been processed into flour, such as semolina and durum wheat flour.56
Wheat pasta is sometimes made with just wheat flour and water, while other variations include eggs.
—Lauren O'Connor, Ms, Rdn, Health, 16 Apr. 2025
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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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