Indian meal

English

Etymology

From Indian +‎ meal. Since the early 17th century. The word Indian here is used in its New World sense. More at Indian corn.

Noun

Indian meal (usually uncountable, plural Indian meals)

  1. (archaic outside fossil use) Cornmeal (made from maize); cornflour (made from maize).
    Alternative form: Indianmeal
    Hypernyms: meal, flour (the distinction between the two is and was inconsistent, especially centuries ago) < foodstuff, ingredient; food

Derived terms

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