polenta
[ poh-len-tuh ]
/ poʊˈlɛn tə /
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noun
(especially in Italian cooking) a thick mush of cornmeal.
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Origin of polenta
1555–65; <Italian <Latin: hulled and crushed grain, especially barley
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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