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polenta.

barley-meal/groats; hulled and crushed grain; parched grain (Douay);

7 characters3 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[pɔˈɫɛn.ta]Classical-Latin[poˈlɛn.ta]
  1. pearl barley, peeled-barley, hulled and crushed grain, groats

    declension-1 · feminine
  2. barley meal

    declension-1 · feminine
Where this word comes from

From or related to pollen. Cf. also Ancient Greek πάλη (pálē).

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