Etymograph

English

freekeh

Freekeh comes from Arabic فَرِيكَة.

  1. Arabicc. 500–presentفَرِيكَةfarīka
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2015freekeh

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Arabicc. 500–presentفَرِيكَةfarīka
  2. Englishearliest quotation 2015freekeh

Earliest quotation: 2015, Thomasina Miers, The weekend cook: Thomasina Miers’ squash recipes: “Meanwhile, rinse the freekeh very well under cold water,…”

Every English word from Arabic فَرِيكَة

Today it means

noun Wheat grains that are harvested while still unripe and then roasted.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Arabic فَرِيكَة / freekeh

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