Dictionary

cornmeal en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈkɔɹnˌmil/ (General-American)
• /ˈkɔːnˌmiːl/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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Etymology

From corn + meal.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) Dried corn (maize) milled (ground) to a meal, especially a coarse one.
   • She made a kind of polenta from cornmeal and chicken broth, with some cheese sprinkled on top.
2. (archaic, before 18th c., countable, especially, uncountable) Any cereal grain meal or flour.

Forms

Coordinates

cornflour · cornstarch

Deriveds

cornmealy

Hypernyms

flour · foodstuff · meal

Synonyms

maizemeal

Translations (24)

ro mălai (dried corn milled to a coarse meal) · pt fubá (dried corn milled to a coarse meal) · el καλαμποκάλευρο (dried corn milled to a coarse meal) · cho ta̱shbota (dried corn milled to a coarse meal) · gl fariña de millo (dried corn milled to a coarse meal) · fr farine de maïs (dried corn milled to a coarse meal) · he קמח תירס (dried corn milled to a coarse meal) · cmn 玉米麵 /玉米面 (dried corn milled to a coarse meal) · ca farina de blat de moro (dried corn milled to a coarse meal) · uk кукуру́дзяне бо́рошно (dried corn milled to a coarse meal) · gd min-bhuidhe (dried corn milled to a coarse meal) · pl kasza kukurydziana (dried corn milled to a coarse meal) · cmn 玉米粉 (dried corn milled to a coarse meal) · pdt Kornmäl (dried corn milled to a coarse meal) · sv majsmjöl (dried corn milled to a coarse meal) · yi פּאַפּשוימעל (dried corn milled to a coarse meal) · kea rolon (dried corn milled to a coarse meal) · es harina de maíz (dried corn milled to a coarse meal) · chr ᏎᎷ ᎢᏌ (dried corn milled to a coarse meal) · fi karkea maissijauho (dried corn milled to a coarse meal) · yi פּאַפּשױ מעל (dried corn milled to a coarse meal) · ro făină de porumb (dried corn milled to a coarse meal) · ru кукуру́зная мука́ (dried corn milled to a coarse meal) · de Maisgrieß (dried corn milled to a coarse meal)