- polenta
- noun Etymology: Italian, from Latin, crushed and hulled barley; akin to Latin pollen fine flour Date: 1764 mush made of chestnut meal, cornmeal, semolina, or farina
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Polenta — is a dish made from boiled cornmeal. Although the word is borrowed into English from Italian, the dish (under various names) is popular in Italian, Savoyard, Swiss, Austrian, Bosnian, Croatian (where it is called žganci or, in Dalmatia, pura ),… … Wikipedia
Polenta — amarilla o gialla con sopressa y setas … Wikipedia Español
polenta — [ pɔlɛnta ] n. f. • 1557; mot it.; lat. polenta « farine d orge » ♦ Préparation culinaire épaisse à base de farine de maïs en Italie, de farine de châtaignes en Corse. ● polenta nom féminin (italien polenta, du latin) Bouillie de farine de maïs… … Encyclopédie Universelle
POLENTA — Graece παλυντὴ, Aeol. πολυντὰ, erat farina subtiliter molita, ad instar cineris, quae quomodo praeparari consueverit, exponit Plin. l. 18. c. 7. Nempe non simpliciter hordei farina fuit, sed ex hordeo tosto prius, deinde subtiliter fracto et… … Hofmann J. Lexicon universale
polenta — ou polente (po lin ta ou po lin t ) s. f. Bouillie de farine d orge. • La principale nourriture de M. d Agincourt est la polenta qu on appelle en Languedoc milasse, P. L. COUR. Lett. I, 287. ÉTYMOLOGIE Génev. poulainte, poulinte ; prov. et… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
polenta — POLÉNTA s.f. Mămăligă din mălai sau din făină de castane, obişnuită în Italia. [< it. polenta]. Trimis de LauraGellner, 26.07.2005. Sursa: DN POLÉNTA s. f. mămăligă. ♢ fiertură din mălai sau din făină, în Italia. (< it. polenta) Trimis de … Dicționar Român
Polenta — Po*len ta, n. [It., fr. L. polenta peeled barley.] Pudding made of Indian meal; also, porridge made of chestnut meal. [Italy] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
polenta — (n.) O.E., from L., lit. peeled barley, related to pollen fine flour. Later reborrowed from It. polenta, from the Latin word (see POLLEN (Cf. pollen)) … Etymology dictionary
polenta — s. f. Farinha de milho cozida em água e sal. = POLENDA ‣ Etimologia: italiano polenta … Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa
polenta — (Del lat. polenta, torta de harina). 1. f. Gachas de harina de maíz. 2. coloq. Arg. y Ur. Fuerza, empuje, potencia. 3. adj. coloq. Arg. y Ur. De excelente calidad … Diccionario de la lengua española
Polenta — (lat.), 1) ein Gericht der alten Römer aus gerösteter u. zermalmter Gerste, s.d.; 2) in Italien, Brei von ausgekochter Maisgrütze, wozu gesottene Milch gegossen wird. Nach dem Erkalten wird der Brei steif, kann in Stücken geschnitten u. in Butter … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
