a cheap high-protein food made of cottonseed, sorghum flours, maize, yeast, etc, used, esp in Latin America, to prevent protein-deficiency diseases
Word origin
C20: from Institute of Nutrition in Central America and Panama + (f)arina
Incaparina in American English
(ɪnˌkæpəˈrinə)
noun
a low-cost protein food made of cottonseed, corn, and sorghum flours, yeast, etc. and used, esp. in Latin America, in preventing proteindeficiency disease
Word origin
INCAP (acronym for Institute of Nutrition in Central America and Panama) + farina