po·len·ta (p -l n t )n. A thick mush made of cornmeal boiled in water or stock. [Italian, from Latin, crushed grain, barley meal.] |
polenta [pəʊˈlɛntə]
n
(Cookery) a thick porridge made in Italy, usually from maize
[via Italian from Latin: pearl barley, perhaps from Greek palē pollen]
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| Noun | 1. | polenta - a thick mush made of cornmeal boiled in stock or water cornmeal, Indian meal - coarsely ground corn cornmeal mush, mush - cornmeal boiled in water Italia, Italian Republic, Italy - a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD |
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