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Definition 2024

cornflour

cornflour

English

Noun

cornflour ‎(usually uncountable, plural cornflours)

(Britain) 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.

Synonyms

(fine starch derived from maize): cornstarch (US)

Translations

very fine starch powder derived from maize

Basque: artirin
Chinese:

Cantonese: 粟粉 ‎(suk¹ fan²)

Mandarin: 玉米澱粉 (zh), 玉米淀粉 (zh) ‎(yùmǐ diànfěn)
Finnish: maissitärkkelys
Greek: καλαμποκάλευρο (el) n ‎(kalampokálevro)
Malay: tepung jagung

Maori: parāoa kānga
Spanish: maicena (es) f, harina de maíz f, fécula (es) f, almidón (es) f
Swedish: majsstärkelse c