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cornflour

cornflour

2.7
A fine white powder made from corn used to thicken sauces and soups
  • noun
  • /ˈkɔrnˌflaʊər/
  • UK
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  • Asians use cornflour to make the soup really like thickening.

Asians use cornflour to make the soup really like thickening.

Examples

  • Stir in plain flour, cornflour, and baking powder until it forms a dough.

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  • Cornflour.

    A United Kingdom (2016)

  • The latest edition can even be found for sale in my small supermarket, right next to Edmond's baking powder, bicarbonate of soda, and cornflour.

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  • To thicken the sauce, add a tablespoon of cornflour mixed with water.

  • The recipe calls for cornflour to create a smooth texture in the soup.

  • For the cake, you can substitute some of the regular flour with cornflour for a lighter finish.

Synonyms

cornstarch
vscornflour
  • US
14 2.5

A fine white powder made from corn that thickens sauces and soups

is the same ingredient but named as a starch derived from maize

How Coarse

grits
  • US
8.1
cornmeal
  • US
18 2.3
cornflour
  • UK
2.7

Surface Forms

cornflour singular
cornflours plural

Morphology

cornflour = corn + flour (transparent) = corn + flour

Direct compound of 'corn' + 'flour' meaning flour made from corn, which follows regular English compounding and is easily inferable.

Etymology

Cornflour is made of corn ('grain' or 'maize') and flour ('powder'). So it is the fine powder made from corn that cooks use to thicken sauces and give cakes a lighter texture.