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noun
Cornmeal (made from maize); cornflour (made from maize).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable, usually
Qualifier: archaic outside fossil use
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: meal, flour, foodstuff, ingredient, food
noun
coarsely ground corn
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: cornmeal
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: meal
History
From Indian + meal. Since the early 17th century. The word Indian here is used in its New World sense. More at Indian corn.
