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DictionarymealGround foodstuff
noun

meal

Coarsely ground grain, seeds, or other foodstuff.

The baker adds corn meal to the mixture.

Etymology
mealOld Englishflour; ground grain

The inherited word names ground grain or flour. This food-material sense is historically distinct from meal meaning an occasion of eating.

More examples

  • She coated the fish with coarse meal.
  • The mill produced meal from several grains.
  • Almond meal gave the cake a nutty flavor.

Forms

meal

Similar words

flour
Usually more finely ground than meal.
grits
A particular coarse preparation, usually of corn.