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British English: cornflour
/ˈkɔːnˌflaʊə/ NOUN
Cornflour is a fine white powder made from maize and used to make sauces thicker.
- American English: cornstarch /ˈkɔrnstɑrtʃ/
- Arabic: نَشَا الذُرَة
- Brazilian Portuguese: amido de milho
- Chinese: 玉米淀粉
- Croatian: kukuruzno brašno
- Czech: kukuřičný škrob
- Danish: majsstivelse
- Dutch: maïzena
- European Spanish: harina de maíz
- Finnish: maissijauho
- French: farine de maïs
- German: Stärkemehl
- Greek: αραβοσιτάλευρο
- Italian: farina di granturco
- Japanese: コーンフラワー
- Korean: 옥수수 녹말
- Norwegian: maismel
- Polish: mąka kukurydziana
- European Portuguese: amido de milho
- Romanian: făină de porumb
- Russian: кукурузная мука
- Latin American Spanish: harina de maíz
- Swedish: majsmjöl
- Thai: แป้งข้าวโพด
- Turkish: mısır nişastası
- Ukrainian: кукурудзяне борошно
- Vietnamese: bột ngô
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