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flour corn

flour corn

1 6.3
A type of corn with very soft kernels used to make fine meal
  • noun
  • /flaʊər kɔrn/
  • Specialized
: maíz harinoso
  • Flour corn is a staple ingredient in many traditional recipes, especially for making flour corn tortillas.

Examples

  • Pod corn, popcorn, sweet corn, flour corn, dent corn, and Flint corn.

  • If you're growing like a Flint corn or a flour corn, that's going to like a grinding corn that can handle even less water.

  • The chef prefers using flour corn when preparing authentic Mexican dishes due to its fine texture.

  • I bought some flour corn at the market, as it's perfect for grinding into meal for baking.

Synonyms

soft corn
vsflour corn
  • Specialized
1 5.6

Corn with kernels that are mostly soft and grind easily into flour

is used for grinding into fine meal because kernels are almost all soft starch
Zea mays amylacea
vsflour corn
  • Specialized
9.9

A type of corn with soft starchy kernels used mainly to make flour

is suited for grinding into fine meal rather than general use
squaw corn
vsflour corn
  • Archaic
9.6

A type of corn with soft, starchy kernels

is suited for grinding into fine meal rather than broad use

How Coarse

grits
  • US
39 8.1
polenta
15 6.5
cornmeal
  • US
12 2.3
flour corn
  • Specialized
1 6.3

Surface Forms

flour corn singular
flour corns plural

Morphology

flour + corn

The meaning is directly and literally built from 'flour' + 'corn' — corn used for or suitable for making flour — so a learner who knows both words can infer the sense. This follows a straightforward noun–noun modifier pattern (product/purpose) common across languages, making it immediately comprehensible to a B1 learner.

Etymology

Flour corn names a type of corn with very soft kernels that grind easily into flour. That's why the name points to its use 'to make flour'.