Meanings
nounpolenta (countable and uncountable, plural polentas)
plural polentas
- countableuncountableAny of various types and consistencies of a starchy accompaniment to a meal made from coarse maize-meal porridge, sometimes fried or grilled.
Origin
- Latinpolenta
- Italianpolenta
- Englishpolenta
Borrowed from Italian polenta.
More words from Italian
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian полента
- полента (polenta)starchy accompaniment to a meal
Finnish polenta
- polentastarchy accompaniment to a meal
German Polenta
- Polentastarchy accompaniment to a meal
Hungarian puliszka
- puliszkastarchy accompaniment to a meal
Italian polenta
- polentastarchy accompaniment to a meal
Latin polenta
- polentastarchy accompaniment to a meal
Polish polenta
- polentastarchy accompaniment to a meal
Portuguese polenta
- polentastarchy accompaniment to a meal
Romanian mămăligă
- mămăligăstarchy accompaniment to a meal
Russian поле́нта
- поле́нта (polénta)starchy accompaniment to a meal
Spanish polenta
- polentastarchy accompaniment to a meal
Turkish polenta
- polentastarchy accompaniment to a meal
Yiddish מאַמעליגע
- מאַמעליגע (mamelige)starchy accompaniment to a meal
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with polenta
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APA
polenta. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polenta
MLA
“polenta.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polenta. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “polenta,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/polenta.
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