polenta
pronunciation
How to pronounce polenta in British English:
UK [pəˈlentə]
How to pronounce polenta in American English:
US [poˈlɛntə]
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- Noun:
- a thick mush made of cornmeal boiled in stock or water
Word Origin
- polenta (n.)
- Old English polente, from Latin pollenta, polenta, literally "peeled barley," related to pollen "fine flour," from Proto-Indo-European *pel- (1) "flour; dust" (see pollen). Later reborrowed from Italian polenta, from the Latin word.
Example
- 1. At sw , you can order a melon duo , tofu salad and grilled royal trumpet mushrooms with polenta .
- 2. ' There 's no question there 's an element of showing off , but it 's great food , ' he said , between bites of brain , kidney , intestines and sweetbreads with polenta .
- 3. As I was just about to fry up some polenta , my unkempt nerves got the better of me and I started babbling on .
- 4. Best paired with new england style corn-and-cod chowder or portobello and polenta tamales .