polenta
[ poh-len-tuh ]
/ poʊˈlɛn tə /
noun
(especially in Italian cooking) a thick mush of cornmeal.
Origin of polenta
1555–65; < Italian < Latin: hulled and crushed grain, especially barley
Words nearby polenta
polemics,
polemist,
polemize,
polemology,
polemoniaceous,
polenta,
poler,
poles apart,
polestar,
poleward,
poley
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British Dictionary definitions for polenta
polenta
/ (pəʊˈlɛntə) /
noun
a thick porridge made in Italy, usually from maize
Word Origin for polenta
C16: via Italian from Latin: pearl barley, perhaps from Greek
palē pollen