cornmeal

UK/ˈkɔːnˌmiːl//ˈkɔɹnˌmil/

cornmeal noun: dried corn (maize) milled (ground) to a meal, especially a coarse one.

Noun

cornmeal (countable and uncountable, plural cornmeals)

Dried corn (maize) milled (ground) to a meal, especially a coarse one.
- She made a kind of polenta from cornmeal and chicken broth, with some cheese sprinkled on top.
Synonyms:

maizemeal
(archaic, especially) Any cereal grain meal or flour.

Coarsely milled maize is termed cornmeal, but when finely milled and sifted it is called corn flour.
It’s more about method, she says, but using stone-ground cornmeal and whole buttermilk are just as important.
Visitors can learn to make their own tortillas or sample the traditional cornmeal drink atole.

plural	cornmeals

From corn + meal.

What does cornmeal mean?: Cornmeal means dried corn (maize) milled (ground) to a meal, especially a coarse one.
What part of speech is cornmeal?: Cornmeal is a noun.
How do you pronounce cornmeal?: Cornmeal is pronounced /ˈkɔɹnˌmil/ (US).
What is the plural of cornmeal?: The plural of cornmeal is cornmeals.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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