noun
polenta
puh-LEHN-tuh
Polenta (noun) means a dish of boiled cornmeal, often served soft like porridge or cooled, sliced, and fried or grilled. Example: “The restaurant served the stew over a bed of creamy polenta.”
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A dish of boiled cornmeal, often served soft like porridge or cooled, sliced, and fried or grilled.
"The restaurant served the stew over a bed of creamy polenta."
How to use polenta
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA cornmeal-based dish popular in Italian cooking, served soft or fried.
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Word forms
- Plural
- polentas
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Etymology
Borrowed from Italian polenta, from Latin polenta, referring to a coarse grain porridge.
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What does “polenta” mean?
The word “polenta” means a dish of boiled cornmeal, often served soft like porridge or cooled, sliced, and fried or grilled. In plain terms, a cornmeal-based dish popular in Italian cooking, served soft or fried.
How do you pronounce “polenta”?
“Polenta” is pronounced puh-LEHN-tuh (/pəˈlɛntə/ in IPA).
How do you use “polenta” in a sentence?
Here is “polenta” used in a sentence: “The restaurant served the stew over a bed of creamy polenta.”
What part of speech is “polenta”?
“Polenta” is a noun.
Where does the word “polenta” come from?
The word “polenta” comes from Latin. Borrowed from Italian polenta, from Latin polenta, referring to a coarse grain porridge.
