Cornmeal
/ˈkɔːrnˌmiːl/noun
Meal made from ground corn, especially maize.
Did you know?In older English, corn meant any cereal grain, so cornmeal originally meant simply meal made from grain, not specifically maize flour.
Etymological Timeline
Old English
OE
corn
“grain; a small hard seed of cereal plants”
Old English
OE
mǣl
“meal; ground grain or flour”
Middle English
ME
corn mele
“meal made from grain”
Modern English
English
cornmeal
“meal made from ground corn, especially maize”