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corn flour

American  

noun

  1. flour made from corn.

  2. British. cornstarch.


Etymology

Origin of corn flour

An Americanism dating back to 1665–75

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You can very easily make salted corn chips at home with some corn flour, oil, and salt.

From Slate Jul. 12, 2026

Glasses of helo-murr, a bittersweet drink made from corn flour, lined the table.

From Barron's Feb. 19, 2026

Loosening regulations helped boost private imports and allowed supermarket shelves to be stocked after chronic shortages of everything from corn flour to toilet paper to cancer medications.

From The Wall Street Journal Jan. 17, 2026

A 2017 study found that over 90% of wheat and corn flour samples in Washington, D.C., contained live fungi, with Aspergillus and Fusarium the predominant types of mold in wheat flour.

From Salon Mar. 8, 2023

Among them are the corn-fed chicken itself; modified cornstarch; mono-, tri-, and diglycerides; dextrose; lecithin; yellow corn flour; regular cornstarch; vegetable shortening; partially hydrogenated corn oil.

From "The Omnivore's Dilemma" by Michael Pollan

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