polenta

po·len·ta

P p

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [poh-len-tuh]
- /poʊˈlɛn tə/
- /pəˈlen.tə/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [poh-len-tuh]
- /poʊˈlɛn tə/

Definitions of polenta word

noun polenta (especially in Italian cooking) a thick mush of cornmeal. 1
noun polenta a thick porridge made in Italy, usually from maize 0
noun polenta a dish of Italian origin, a mush made of cornmeal 0

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Origin of polenta

First appearance:

before 1555

One of the 31% oldest English words

1555-65; < Italian < Latin: hulled and crushed grain, especially barley

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Parts of speech for Polenta

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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polenta popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for polenta

noun polenta

burgoo — porridge
crowdie — a porridge of meal and water; brose
frumenty — a dish of hulled wheat boiled in milk and seasoned with sugar, cinnamon, and raisins.
grout — a thin, coarse mortar poured into various narrow cavities, as masonry joints or rock fissures, to fill them and consolidate the adjoining objects into a solid mass.
grouts — a thin, coarse mortar poured into various narrow cavities, as masonry joints or rock fissures, to fill them and consolidate the adjoining objects into a solid mass.

All 7 Synonyms of polenta