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cornmeal
Cornmeal refers to the coarsely ground product of maize, carrying a rustic and hearty connotation. It is primarily associated with traditional cooking and regional cuisines, evoking images of home-style baking and staple food production.
As a mass noun, cornmeal is uncountable. It cannot be pluralized to describe multiple quantities of the substance; instead, it requires partitive constructions such as a bag of cornmeal or a cup of cornmeal to specify a measurable amount.
Meanings
Examples
Mix the cornmeal with water and salt to make a simple batter.
I need to buy a bag of yellow cornmeal for the cornbread.
Dredge the fish in cornmeal before frying it in the pan.
The settlers relied heavily on cornmeal as a primary food source.
Does this recipe call for fine or coarse cornmeal?
I wonder if I have enough cornmeal left in the pantry.
The thick porridge was made from stone ground cornmeal.
Just add a pinch of cornmeal to the bottom of the pizza stone.