小麦粉|こむぎこkomugiko[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounwheat flour
   麺めんはふつう小麦粉こむぎこから作つくられる。↗

   Noodles are usually made from wheat.

• Synonymメリケン粉メリケンこNeutralAn old-fashioned alias for 「小麦粉」; it originally meant flour milled from wheat imported from America and carries a historical flavor.
• Synonym麦粉むぎこWrittenA written-style word for flour milled from wheat or barley, so it may include barley flour; rare even in writing — 「小麦粉」 is the usual term.
• Relatedうどん粉うどんこCasualAn old-fashioned colloquial name for 「小麦粉」, originally the flour used for making udon; nowadays 「小麦粉」 is the usual word.

For flour, say 「小麦粉」, as in 「小麦粉を練る」; 「うどん粉」 and 「メリケン粉」 are old-fashioned alternatives, while 「麦粉」 is a rare written word that may also cover barley flour.

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1. 小麦こむぎを挽ひいて精製せいせいする粉こな。これを加工かこうしうどんやパン等とうになる。