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polenta

noun [U]
 
 
/pəˈlen.tə/ US  /poʊˈlen.t̬ə/

Definition

a yellow food made from maize flour: grilled polentaFlour and yeastPancakes and batter flour made from maize, used in Italian cookingFlour and yeast
(Definition of polenta noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)
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