cornmeal

noun

corn·​meal ˈkȯrn-ˌmēl 

: meal ground from corn

Examples of cornmeal in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The dish is rounded out with buttermilk and sweet corn elements, including a crisp cornmeal sable and roasted corn white chocolate. — Angela Hansberger, AJC.com, 7 Aug. 2026

The higher proportion of cornmeal is what distinguishes livermush from liver pudding. — Sheri Castle, Southern Living, 7 Aug. 2026

This was stirred into corn beer, filtered, mixed with cornmeal, and left for several days to ferment before being heated to drive off the remaining moisture. — Kimon De Greef, Longreads, 4 Aug. 2026

Sweet cherry tomatoes and caramelized onions bubble under cheesy cornmeal biscuits. — Ginger Crichton, Midwest Living, 18 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1749, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for cornmeal

• abele
• alkyl
• anneal
• appeal
• cartwheel
• conceal
• congeal
• coquille
• corneal
• flywheel
• genteel
• handwheel

Kids Definition

cornmeal

noun

corn·​meal ˈkȯ(ə)rn-ˈmē(ə)l 

-ˌmēl

: meal ground from corn