Definition of "farro"

At the Fountain restaurant in the Four Seasons Hotel, near the institute, squab stuffed with fava beans and farro, an Egyptian grain, comes gilded with gold leaf […] .

2007 February 14, Florence Fabricant, “For a Chilly Winter Day, Beef Pie With Polenta Crust”, in New York Times‎

All three farros are sold as a whole grain.

2019, Irma S. Rombauer, Marion Rombauer Becker, Ethan Becker, Joy of Cooking: 2019 Edition, page 338