cornstarch
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The meaning (definition) of the word cornstarch
a fine white powder mixed into food to make sauces nice and thick
The word cornstarch used in a sentence
“Mom used cornstarch to make the gravy thick.”
How the word cornstarch is said around the world
| French | maïzena (myznah) |
| Spanish | maicena (mythaynah) |
| Mandarin | 玉米淀粉 (yù mǐ diàn fěn) |
| Hindi | कॉर्नस्टार्च (kawrnuhstahrky) |
| Arabic | نشا الذرة (nahshahn ahththahrrah) |
| Russian | кукурузный крахмал (kukuruznyi krakhmal) |
| Portuguese (EU) | amido de milho (uhmeeduu di meelyuu) |
| Portuguese (BR) | amido de milho (ameeduu jew meelyuu) |
| Japanese | コーンスターチ (koonsutaachi) |
| German | Maisstärke (mysshterkuh) |
| Urdu | مکئی کا سٹارچ (mukee kah stahrky) |
| Punjabi | ਮੱਕੀ ਦਾ ਸਟਾਰਚ (mukee dah suhtahruhky) |
| Korean | 콘스타치 (konseutaci) |
| Hebrew | קורנפלור (kohrnflvr) |
| Greek | άμυλο καλαμποκιού (amulo kalampokiou) |
| Dutch | maïszetmeel (mysetmayl) |
| Tagalog | gawgaw (gowgow) |
| Vietnamese | tinh bột ngô (teeny boht ngoh) |
| Turkish | mısır nişastası (musur neeshahstahsu) |
| Persian | نشاسته ذرت (nayshahstay zohrraht) |
| Polish | skrobia kukurydziana (skrawbyah kookoorijahnah) |
| Ukrainian | кукурудзяний крохмаль (kukurudzyanyy krokhmal) |
| Bengali | কর্নস্টার্চ (kawrnawshtahrchaw) |
| Swedish | majsstärkelse (mahystairrkuhlsuh) |
| Italian | amido di mais (ahmeedoh di mahys) |
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