[pəˈlɛntə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- maize flour as used in Italian cooking; cornmeal
(e.g: maize is used, more coarsely ground, in Italy's versatile polenta)


Phrases:

Origin:
Old English polentan (accusative), from Latin, ‘crushed grain, especially barley meal’; in later use (from the 18th century) reborrowed from Italian