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Stage 1 of 3
faraka
Arabic · ancient
"to rub"
meant "to rub," describing the final step of threshing the roasted grain
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Stage 2 of 3
farik / freekeh
Arabic · medieval
"roasted green wheat"
named the roasted, rubbed green wheat eaten across the Levant since antiquity
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Stage 3 of 3
freekeh
English · 2000s
"roasted cracked green wheat"
entered English through the growing popularity of Levantine and Middle Eastern cuisine
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