HyperDic: cornstarch

English > 1 sense of the word cornstarch:
NOUNsubstancecornstarch, cornflourstarch prepared from the grains of corn
cornstarch > pronunciation
Soundskao'rnstaa.rch
Rhymesarch ... starch: 7 rhymes with aarch...
English > cornstarch: 1 sense > noun 1, substance
Meaningstarch prepared from the grains of corn; used in cooking as a thickener.
Synonymcornflour
Broaderstarch, amylumA complex carbohydrate found chiefly in seeds, fruits, tubers, roots and stem pith of plants, notably in corn, potatoes, wheat, and rice
Spanishalmidón, fécula, harina de maíz, maicena, maizena
Catalanfarina de blat de moro, maicena

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