cornmeal

[ kawrn-meel ]

noun
  1. Also called Indian meal . coarsely ground, unsifted white or yellow corn used in various boiled, fried, or baked dishes.

  2. (in Scotland) oatmeal.

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Origin of cornmeal

1
First recorded in 1740–50; corn1 + meal2

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British Dictionary definitions for corn meal

corn meal

noun
  1. meal made from maize: Also called: Indian meal

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