cornflour

ˈkɔːrnˌflaʊər

Definition of cornflour - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

cooking

fine starch powder from maize for thickening

Add cornflour to the sauce to thicken it.

cornstarch

baking

fine wheat flour

The recipe calls for cornflour, not regular flour.

cornstarch

starch

wheat flour

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fine starch powder from maize for thickening
fine wheat flour

Origin of cornflour

Middle English, corn (grain) + flour (flower)

Examples of cornflour in a sentence

Cornflour is essential for this pie recipe.
Cornflour is used to thicken sauces.
She bought cornflour for the baking class.

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French:maïzena, ...
German:Maisstärke, Weizenmehl, ...
Italian:maizena, ...
Spanish:maicena, harina fina, ...
Portuguese:maisena, ...
Chinese:玉米淀粉, 烘焙用粉, ...
Japanese:コーンスターチ, コーンミール, ...
Arabic:نَشا الذُّرَة, دَقِيق قَمْح نَاعِم, ...
Hebrew:קוֹרְנְפְּלוֹר, קֶמַח דַּק, ...
Russian:кукурузный крахмал, ...
Ukrainian:кукурудзяний крохмаль, кукурудзяне борошно, ...
Hindi:मकई का स्टार्च, मकई का आटा, ...
Bengali:কর্নফ্লাওয়ার, ভুট্টার ময়দা, ...
Catalan:midó de blat de moro, farina de blat, ...
Czech:kukuřičný škrob, hladká mouka, ...
Danish:majsstivelse, ...
Dutch:maïzena, ...
Greek:κορν φλάουρ, κορνφλάουρ, ...
Hungarian:kukoricakeményítő, finomliszt, ...
Khmer:ម្សៅពោត, ម្សៅស្រូវសាលីម៉ដ្ឋ, ...
Korean:옥수수 전분, 콘플라워, ...
Persian:نشاسته ذرت, آرد نرم, ...
Polish:skrobia kukurydziana, mąka pszenna, ...
Portuguese (BR):maisena, farinha fina, ...
Romanian:amidon, făină fină, ...
Swedish:majsstärkelse, ...
Thai:แป้งข้าวโพด, แป้งสาลีละเอียด, ...
Turkish:mısır nişastası, mısır unu, ...
Vietnamese:bột bắp, bột mì mịn, ...

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