"Indian meal" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: Indian meals [plural]
Etymology: From Indian + meal. Since the early 17th century. The word Indian here is used in its New World sense. More at Indian corn. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|Indian|meal}} Indian + meal Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} Indian meal (usually uncountable, plural Indian meals)
  1. (archaic outside fossil use) Cornmeal (made from maize); cornflour (made from maize). Tags: uncountable, usually Hypernyms: meal, flour, foodstuff, ingredient, ;, food Derived forms: Indian meal moth, Indianmeal moth Related terms: Indianmeal [alternative], Indian corn
    Sense id: en-Indian_meal-en-noun-a~B~5oa5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Alternative forms

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