cornflour
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cornflour
- /ˈkɔːn.flaʊə/ UK
Sounds like cornflower
Where it comes from
From corn + flour. Piecewise doublet of cornflower.
noun cornflours
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A very fine starch powder derived from corn (maize) used in cooking as a thickener, to keep things from sticking, or as an anti-caking agent.
Similar: cornstarch, maizeflour, maizestarch
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A flour for baking and cooking that is ground from corn (maize).
Similar: maizeflour, maizena
Translations
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noun very fine starch powder derived from maize
| 中文 | 玉米澱粉 /玉米淀粉 yùmǐ diànfěn |
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| Français | maïzena |
| Ελληνικά | άνθος αραβοσίτου ánthos aravosítou |
| עברית | קוֹרְנְפְלוֹר kórnflor |
noun a flour for baking and cooking that is ground from maize (US corn)
| Español | harina de maíz, harina maicera |
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title = {cornflour},
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