Indian meal

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Indian meal

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From Indian + meal. Since the early 17th century. The word Indian here is used in its New World sense. More at Indian corn.

noun Indian meals

uncountable, usually Cornmeal (made from maize); cornflour (made from maize).

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@misc{indian_meal_2026,
  title = {Indian meal},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/indian%20meal},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}