definitions

cornmeal

[ kawrn-meel ]
/ ˈkɔrnˌmil /

noun

Also called, especially British, Indian meal. meal made of corn.
Scot. oatmeal.

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Nearby words

cornish, cornish pasty, cornish rex, cornish split, cornishman, cornmeal, corno, cornrow, cornstalk, cornstarch, cornstick

Origin of cornmeal

First recorded in 1740–50; corn1 + meal2
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British Dictionary definitions for corn meal

corn meal

noun

meal made from maizeAlso called: Indian meal
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