manna croup
The portions of hard wheat kernels not ground into flour by the millstones: a kind of…The portions of hard wheat kernels not ground into flour by the millstones: a kind of semolina prepared in Russia and used for puddings, soups, etc.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)The portions of hard wheat kernels not ground into flour by the millstones: a kind of semolina prepared in Russia and used for puddings, soups, etc.
(uncountable)The husked grains of manna grass.
Origin
manna + Russian крупа (krupa) or Polish krupa ("groats, grits").manna + Russian крупа (krupa) or Polish krupa ("groats, grits").
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Synonyms
1 synonymsportions of hard wheat kernels:manna groats
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable