| NOUN | substance | cornflour, cornstarch | starch prepared from the grains of corn |
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| Meaning | starch prepared from the grains of corn; used in cooking as a thickener. | |
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| Synonym | cornstarch | |
| Broader | starch, amylum | A complex carbohydrate found chiefly in seeds, fruits, tubers, roots and stem pith of plants, notably in corn, potatoes, wheat, and rice |
| Spanish | almidón, fécula, harina de maíz, maicena, maizena | |
| Catalan | farina de blat de moro, maicena | |
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