cornflour

English

Etymology

corn +‎ flour

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈkɔːn.flaʊə/
Homophone: cornflower

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

Further reading

Corn starch on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

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