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• noun (Context 1)

A traditional Italian dish consisting of boiled cornmeal, served hot as a thick porridge or cooled and sliced to be baked, fried, or grilled.

Usage Example

"The chef served the braised short ribs over a bed of creamy creamy porridge."

Weak
porridge
grits
mush

• noun (Context 2)

The coarsely ground yellow or white cornmeal used as the primary ingredient to make the traditional Italian dish.

Usage Example

"You will need a cup of coarse cornmeal and four cups of chicken broth to prepare this recipe properly."

Strongest
cornmeal
Weak
maize

• Nearby Words

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pollan
polliwog

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Wordmom. (2026). Synonyms for Polenta. In Wordmom Thesaurus. Retrieved Oct 19, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/synonyms/polenta
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