cornmeal

noun — 2 senses

cornmeal

noun

US /ˈkɔɹnˌmil/ · UK /ˈkɔːnˌmiːl/

Etymology From corn + meal.

1

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, Especially Any cereal grain meal or flour.

Before 18th c.

Derived terms
cornmealy

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