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polenta
[ poh-len-tuh ]
/ poʊˈlɛn tə /
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noun
(in Italian cooking) a dish made from coarsely ground yellow corn boiled to a thick consistency and then often cooled and baked, seasoned, and usually served with any of various sauces, toppings, or garnishes: This recipe for creamy polenta with roasted cherry tomatoes and spinach is cheesy, filling, and flavorful.Compare grits (def. 1).
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Origin of polenta
First recorded before 1000; from Middle English pol(l)enta “fine meal; porridge made of fine meal,” Old English polente “parched grain or meal,” from Latin polenta “hulled, crushed grain; barley meal”; reborrowed in the 18th century from Italian polenta “kind of dish made of refined corn (or other) meal”
Words nearby polenta
polemics, polemist, polemize, polemology, polemoniaceous, polenta, pole piece, pole plate, pole position, poler, poles apart
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polenta
/ (pəʊˈlɛntə) /
noun
a thick porridge made in Italy, usually from maize
Word Origin for polenta
C16: via Italian from Latin: pearl barley, perhaps from Greek palē pollen
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