sem·o·li·na 
(sĕm′ə-lēnə)
(sĕm′ə-lēnə)n.
The coarser particles produced by milling durum wheat, used especially for making pastas and hot cereals.
[Alteration of Italian semolino, diminutive of semola, bran, from Latin simila, fine flour, ultimately of Semitic origin; see smd in the Appendix of Semitic roots.]