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polenta
Latin · ancient
"peeled grain porridge"
pearl barley, peeled and crushed grain porridge
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polenta
Italian · medieval
"a cornmeal porridge"
settled in Italian for a cornmeal porridge after maize arrived from the Americas
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polenta
English · 1600s
"a dish made from boiled cornmeal"
adopted directly for the boiled cornmeal dish
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