Meanings
nouncornstarch (usually uncountable, plural cornstarches)
plural cornstarches · alternative corn starch
- uncountableusuallyA very fine starch powder derived from corn (maize) used in cooking as a thickener, to keep things from sticking, or as an anti-caking agent.
Synonyms: cornflour, maizestarch
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA very fine starch powder derived from corn (maize) used in cooking as a thickener, to keep things from sticking, or as an anti-caking agent.
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nounstarch prepared from the grains of corn; used in cooking as a thickener
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Translations
Arabic نَشَاء ذُرَة
- نَشَاء ذُرَة (našāʔ ḏura)very fine starch powder
Chinese Cantonese 粟粉, 鷹粟粉 /鹰粟粉
- 粟粉 (suk¹ fan²)very fine starch powder
- 鷹粟粉 /鹰粟粉 (jing¹ suk¹ fan²)very fine starch powder
Chinese Mandarin 玉米澱粉 /玉米淀粉, 玉米粉
- 玉米澱粉 /玉米淀粉 (yùmǐ diànfěn)very fine starch powder
- 玉米粉 (yùmifěn)very fine starch powder
- 太白粉 (tàibáifěn)very fine starch powder
Danish majsstivelse
- majsstivelsevery fine starch powder
Esperanto maizamelo
- maizamelovery fine starch powder
Estonian maisitärklis
- maisitärklisvery fine starch powder
Finnish maissitärkkelys
- maissitärkkelysvery fine starch powder
French maïzena
- maïzenavery fine starch powder
German Maisstärke
- Maisstärkevery fine starch powder
Greek νισεστές, μαϊζένα
- νισεστές (nisestés)very fine starch powder
- μαϊζένα (maïzéna)very fine starch powder
Hungarian kukoricakeményítő
- kukoricakeményítővery fine starch powder
Japanese コーンスターチ
- コーンスターチ (kōnsutāchi)very fine starch powder
Korean 옥수수 전분
- 옥수수 전분 (oksusu jeonbun)very fine starch powder
Polish maizena, skrobia kukurydziana
- maizenavery fine starch powder
- skrobia kukurydzianavery fine starch powder
Portuguese amido de milho, maisena
- amido de milhovery fine starch powder
- maisenavery fine starch powder
Slovak kukuričný škrob
- kukuričný škrobvery fine starch powder
Spanish fécula de maíz, almidón de maíz
- fécula de maízvery fine starch powder
- almidón de maízvery fine starch powder
- fécula maiceravery fine starch powder
- almidón maicerovery fine starch powder
Thai แป้งข้าวโพด
- แป้งข้าวโพดvery fine starch powder
Turkish mısır nişastası
- mısır nişastasıvery fine starch powder
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APA
cornstarch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cornstarch
MLA
“cornstarch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cornstarch. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cornstarch,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cornstarch.
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