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Definition of cornflake

cornflake

/ˈkɔːrnˌfleɪk/
corn · flake
Plural:cornflakes
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cornflake Lexical Profile

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• noun

1

A small, crisp, toasted flake made from milled corn (maize), typically eaten in the plural with milk as a breakfast cereal or used as a crunchy coating in cooking and baking.

Example

"She poured cold milk over a bowl of cornflakes and topped them with sliced bananas."

• Nearby Words

cornetto
cornfed
cornfield
cornflake
cornflour
cornflower
cornhole

Word Origin & Etymology

Coined in the late 19th century as a compound of 'corn' and 'flake', originally developed by John Harvey Kellogg and Will Keith Kellogg in 1894 as a health food for patients at the Battle Creek Sanitarium in Michigan.

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Wordmom. (2026). Definition of Cornflake. In Wordmom Dictionary. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/dictionary/cornflake
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