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cornflour

/ˈkɔːn.flaʊə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.97 in modern English

Syllables
corn-flour
IPA
/ˈkɔːn.flaʊə/
14
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

British usage; Uncountable

noun

A flour for baking and cooking that is ground from corn (maize).

Uncountable

Etymology

From corn + flour. Piecewise doublet of cornflower.

Regional Pronunciation

  • British English: /ˈkɔːn.flaʊə/

Usage

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Food.

Inflected Forms

cornflours (plural)

Derived Forms

cornfloured cornfloury

Frequently Paired Words

cornmeal maizemeal

Synonyms

cornstarch maizeflour maizestarch maizena

Homonyms

cornflower

Questions

How do you pronounce cornflour?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈkɔːn.flaʊə/.
What does cornflour mean?
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.
Where does cornflour come from?
From corn + flour. Piecewise doublet of cornflower.

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