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cornstarch

/ˈkɔrnˌstɑrtʃ/ /ˈkɔrnˌstɑːtʃ/

Meanings
noun

Maicena, almidón de maíz

A very fine starch powder derived from corn (maize) used in cooking as a thickener, to keep things from sticking, or as an anti-caking agent.

Examples :

"My mom used cornstarch to thicken the sauce for the chicken dinner. "
Mi madre usó maicena para espesar la salsa para la cena de pollo.
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Related Words

Illustration powder

powder noun

/ˈpaʊ.də(ɹ)/

Polvo

"The old book was covered in a fine layer of powder. "

El libro antiguo estaba cubierto de una fina capa de polvo.

Illustration chicken

chicken noun

/ˈt͡ʃɪkɪn/

Pollo

"My little brother loves to eat chicken. "

A mi hermano pequeño le encanta comer pollo.

Illustration starch

starch noun

/stɑːtʃ/ /stɑɹtʃ/

Almidón

"My grandmother used potato starch to make a thick, smooth sauce for the chicken. "

Mi abuela usaba almidón de patata para hacer una salsa espesa y suave para el pollo.

Illustration thicken

thicken verb

/ˈθɪkən/

Espesar, ensanchar

"The chef thickened the tomato sauce by adding more cornstarch. "

El chef espesó la salsa de tomate agregando más maicena.

Illustration thickener

thickener noun

/ˈθɪkənər/ /ˈθɪknər/

Espesante

"She used cornstarch as a thickener to make the gravy richer and less runny. "

Ella usó maicena como espesante para hacer la salsa más rica y menos líquida.

Illustration things

things noun

/θɪŋz/

Cosas

""I need to buy a few things at the grocery store, like milk and bread." "

Necesito comprar algunas cosas en la tienda de comestibles, como leche y pan.

Illustration cooking

cooking verb

/ˈkʊ.kɪŋ/

Cocinar, preparar

"My mom is cooking dinner for the family tonight. "

Mi madre está cocinando la cena para la familia esta noche.

Illustration derived

derived verb

/dɪˈɹaɪvd/

Derivar, obtener

"The student derived the answer to the math problem from the formula. "

El estudiante obtuvo la respuesta al problema de matemáticas de la fórmula.

Illustration caking

caking verb

/ˈkeɪkɪŋ/

Cubrir con una costra, apelmazar

"His shoes are caked with mud."

Sus zapatos están cubiertos de barro.

Illustration sticking

sticking verb

/ˈstɪkɪŋ/

Cortar

"The carpenter is sticking the pine boards today to make the cabinet doors. "

El carpintero está cortando las tablas de pino hoy para hacer las puertas del armario.

Illustration maize

maize noun

/meɪz/

Maíz

"The farmer grew rows of maize in his field, which he would later harvest for animal feed. "

El granjero cultivó hileras de maíz en su campo, que luego cosecharía para alimento animal.

Illustration dinner

dinner noun

/ˈdɪnə/ /ˈdɪnəɹ/

Almuerzo

"My dinner was a sandwich and some fruit, before I went to my afternoon class. "

Mi almuerzo fue un sándwich y algo de fruta, antes de ir a mi clase de la tarde.