cornflour
A very fine starch powder derived from corn used in cooking as a thickener, to keep…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.
» Cornflour is good for thickening soup.
Maisstärke eignet sich gut zum Eindicken von Suppen.
Meaning
2 senses(UK, uncountable, usually)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.
starch prepared from the grains of corn; used in cooking as a thickener
(uncountable, usually)A flour for baking and cooking that is ground from corn (maize).
Examples
1 sentencesCornflour is good for thickening soup.
deMaisstärke eignet sich gut zum Eindicken von Suppen.
Translations
4 languagesOrigin
From corn + flour. Piecewise doublet of cornflower.From corn + flour. Piecewise doublet of cornflower.
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Forms
plural: cornflours| Singular | cornflour |
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uncountable
Synonyms
4 synonyms- starch prepared from the grains of corn; used in cooking as a thickener:cornstarch
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable