cornflour

Meaning

1. (British, uncountable, usually) A very fine starch powder derived from maize (US corn) used in cooking as a thickener, to keep things from sticking, or as an anti-caking agent.
2. (uncountable, usually) A flour for baking and cooking that is ground from maize (US corn).

Synonyms

cornstarch

cornmeal

corn flour

maize starch

maizena

Indian meal

Translations

καλαμποκάλευρο

maicena

farine de maïs

maïzena

farina de blat de moro

Maisstärke

harina de maíz

maizena

Maïzena

Maismehl

طحين الذرة الصفراء

σιτάλευρο

Speisestärke

amido di mais

Stärkemehl

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈkɔːn.flaʊə/

Etymology

* corn + flour