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indian meal

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: 4.34 in modern English

Syllables
in-di-an meal
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Cornmeal (made from maize); cornflour (made from maize).

Uncountable

Etymology

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

Usage

Inflected Forms

Indian meals (plural)

Phrases

Indian meal moth Indianmeal moth Indian corn

Frequently Paired Words

Indian corn Indianmeal

Synonyms

cornmeal

Questions

What does indian meal mean?
Cornmeal (made from maize); cornflour (made from maize).
Where does indian meal come from?
From Indian + meal. Since the early 17th century. The word Indian here is used in its New World sense. More at Indian corn.

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