cornflour
UK/ˈkɔːn.flaʊə/
cornflour 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.
Noun
cornflour (usually uncountable, plural cornflours)
- 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.
- Synonyms:
- cornstarch, maizeflour, maizestarch
- A flour for baking and cooking that is ground from corn (maize).
- Synonyms:
- maizeflour, maizena
cornflour meaning in Malay and Thai
cornflour in Malay
- very fine starch powder derived from maize
- tepung jagung
cornflour in Thai
- very fine starch powder derived from maize
- แป้งข้าวโพด
Synonyms of cornflour
Forms of cornflour
| plural | cornflours |
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Origin of cornflour
From corn + flour. Piecewise doublet of cornflower.
Words formed from cornflour
Questions about cornflour
- What does cornflour mean?
- Cornflour means 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.
- What is cornflour in Malay?
- Cornflour in Malay is tepung jagung. See Cornflour meaning in Malay.
- What part of speech is cornflour?
- Cornflour is a noun.
- How do you pronounce cornflour?
- Cornflour is pronounced /ˈkɔːn.flaʊə/ (UK).
- What is the plural of cornflour?
- The plural of cornflour is cornflours.
Words near cornflour in the dictionary
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