cornmeal

From corn +‎ meal.

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔɹnˌmil/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔːnˌmiːl/

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cornmeal (countable and uncountable, plural cornmeals)

1. Dried corn (maize) milled (ground) to a meal, especially a coarse one.

   Synonym: maizemeal

   Hypernyms: meal, flour < foodstuff

   Coordinate terms: (sometimes synonymous) cornflour; cornstarch

   She made a kind of polenta from cornmeal and chicken broth, with some cheese sprinkled on top.

2. (archaic, especially before 18th c.) Any cereal grain meal or flour.

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