Synonyms

Indian meal

British

noun

another name for corn meal

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Indian meal

Imagine ditching the turkey on Christmas Day and popping out for an Indian meal or tucking into traditional French cuisine instead.

From BBC ● Dec. 24, 2025

The most common pantry moths are Indian meal moths.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 7, 2022

At twelve o’clock it gets dinner, composed of a tin of coarse Indian meal stirabout, and at half-past five it gets a piece of dry bread and a tin of water for its supper.

From Slate ● Jun. 16, 2018

And, I wore it while cooking a spicy Indian meal.

From Forbes ● Mar. 6, 2014

Indian meal wet up in this manner is good fried.

From The New England Cook Book, or Young Housekeeper's Guide Being a Collection of the Most Valuable Receipts; Embracing all the Various Branches of Cookery, and Written in a Minute and Methodical Manner by Anonymous

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