First Known Use: 1764
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polenta
noun po·len·ta \pō-ˈlen-tə, pə-, -ˌtä\
Definition of POLENTA
: mush made of chestnut meal, cornmeal, semolina, or farina
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Origin of POLENTA
Italian, from Latin, crushed and hulled barley; akin to Latin pollen fine flour
Rhymes with POLENTA
abaca, Abdullah, Adana, agora, ahimsa, aloha, Antalya, assignat, Astana, Aymara, baccarat, baklava, Bogotá, brouhaha, cervelat, coup d'état, Cumaná, Delacroix, entrechat, feria, guarana, haftarah, haniwa, Heredia, inshallah, Kashiwa, koruna, Kostroma, la-di-da, ma-and-pa, Machida, Malinois, Mardi Gras, Masséna, Modena, moussaka, Oshawa, pakeha, panama, Panama, Paraná, parashah, pas de trois, persona, pietà, podesta, polynya, port de bras, reseda, rufiyaa, Shangri-la, tempura, ulema, usquebaugh
Polenta
biographical name Po·len·ta \pō-ˈlen-tə\
Definition of POLENTA
Francesca da d 1283(or 1284) Fran*ces*ca da Ri*mi*ni \ˌfran-ˈches-kə-dä-ˈri-mə-(ˌ)nē, ˌfrän-, -ˈrē-\ Ital. noblewoman famous for tragic adulterous love affair
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