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cornflour en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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  • /ˈkɔːn.flaʊə/ (UK)

Etymology

From corn + flour. Piecewise doublet of cornflower.

Meanings

  1. (UK, uncountable, usually) A very fine starch powder derived from corn (maize) used in cooking as a thickener, to keep things from sticking, or as an anti-caking agent.
  2. (uncountable, usually) A flour for baking and cooking that is ground from corn (maize).

Forms

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cornflours Number=Plur lexicographic

Coordinates

cornmeal · maizemeal

Deriveds

cornfloured · cornfloury

Synonyms

maizestarch · maizeflour · maizena · cornstarch · maizeflour

Translations (22)

eu artirin (very fine starch powder derived from maize) · el άνθος αραβοσίτου (very fine starch powder derived from maize) · pl skrobia kukurydziana (very fine starch powder derived from maize) · et maisitärklis (very fine starch powder derived from maize) · gl maicena (very fine starch powder derived from maize) · pl mąka kukurydziana (a flour for baking and cooking that is ground from maize (US corn)) · cmn 玉米澱粉 /玉米淀粉 (very fine starch powder derived from maize) · sv majsstärkelse (very fine starch powder derived from maize) · hu kukoricaliszt (a flour for baking and cooking that is ground from maize (US corn)) · fi maissitärkkelys (very fine starch powder derived from maize) · ce ахьар (very fine starch powder derived from maize) · mi parāoa kānga (very fine starch powder derived from maize) · es harina maicera (a flour for baking and cooking that is ground from maize (US corn)) · pl maizena (very fine starch powder derived from maize) · ms tepung jagung (very fine starch powder derived from maize) · th แป้งข้าวโพด (very fine starch powder derived from maize) · fr maïzena (very fine starch powder derived from maize) · tr mısır unu (very fine starch powder derived from maize) · et maisijahu (a flour for baking and cooking that is ground from maize (US corn)) · es harina de maíz (a flour for baking and cooking that is ground from maize (US corn)) · yue 粟粉 (very fine starch powder derived from maize) · he קוֹרְנְפְלוֹר (very fine starch powder derived from maize)