sêmea
See also: semea and seme'a
Portuguese
Etymology
From Old Portuguese *semea, from Latin simila (“wheat flour”).
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈse.mjɐ/
- Hyphenation: sê‧me‧a
Noun
sêmea f (plural sêmeas)
- fine flour: what is left from wheat flour after the separation of the bran;
- fine bran: bran as a by-product of the production of refined grains