durum

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durum

/ˈdjuːɹəm/ UK
/ˈdʌ.ɹəm/ UK

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Borrowing from Latin dūrum, nominative neuter singular of dūrus (“hard”). Doublet of dour and dure.

noun durums

abbreviation, attributive, ellipsis, often, uncountable, usually Ellipsis of durum wheat durum pasta

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@misc{durum_2026,
  title = {durum},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/durum},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}