polenta

polenta
[pəˈlɛntə]
noun
  1. [mass noun]maize flour as used in Italian cookery; cornmeal
    玉米面粉;麦片
    ■a paste or dough made from this flour, which is boiled and typically then fried or baked
    (先煮后炸或烤的)玉米面糊,玉米面团
语源
  1. late 16th cent.: Italian, from Latin, pearl barley' (a sense of polenta in Old English)
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