Cornbole

/ˈkɔrnboʊl/ noun

Definition

A corn-based food item or prepared dish made from cornmeal, possibly a regional term for cornmeal mush or a baked cornmeal product.

Etymology

Compound of corn + bole, from Middle Dutch bolle meaning 'ball' or 'roll.' Regional dialectal term with unclear precise origin.

Kelly Says

Cornmeal dishes went by wildly different names depending on region—polenta in Italy, cornmeal mush in America, and cornbole somewhere else—showing how the same ingredient got culturally transformed.

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