indian meal

In·di·an meal

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [in-dee-uh n meel]
- /ˈɪn di ən mil/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [in-dee-uh n meel]
- /ˈɪn di ən mil/

Definitions of indian meal words

noun indian meal cornmeal (def 1). 1
noun indian meal meal made from corn (maize); cornmeal 0

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Origin of indian meal

First appearance:

before 1625

One of the 42% oldest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1625-35

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Parts of speech for Indian meal

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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indian meal popularity

This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 6% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.

According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

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Synonyms for indian meal

noun indian meal

porridge — a food made of oatmeal, or some other meal or cereal, boiled to a thick consistency in water or milk.
cereal — Cereal or breakfast cereal is a food made from grain. It is mixed with milk and eaten for breakfast.
hominy — whole or ground hulled corn from which the bran and germ have been removed by bleaching the whole kernels in a lye bath (lye hominy) or by crushing and sifting (pearl hominy)
hasty pudding — New England. cornmeal mush.
samp — coarsely ground corn.

All 5 Synonyms of indian meal