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.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
Maize ማይዝ እንደ እንጨት
Mayze m'ayz en-d'en-cheet
ARالعربية
كرة الذرة
karrat adh-dhara
BNবাংলা
মকরের বল
mokarer bol
CACatalà
bolla de blat de moro
bol-la deh blatt deh mo-roh
CSČeština
kukuričný míček
koo-koo-ri-chny me-cheek
DADansk
majsbold
majs-bold
DEDeutsch
Maisbällchen
my-s-bal-chen
ELΕλληνικά
σφαίρα σιταριού
s-fa-ira sitariou
ESEspañol
bolita de maíz
bol-ee-ta deh myss
FAفارسی
گلوله ذرت
gol-leh zart
FISuomi
korkeaveteenpallo
kor-kea-ve-teen-pal-lo
FRFrançais
boule de maïs
boo-l deh mwah
GUGU
Maize
Mayze
HAHA
Maize
Mayze
HEעברית
כדור תירס
kdor tiris
HIहिन्दी
मक्का की गेंद
makka kee gend
HUMagyar
kukorica golyó
koo-ko-ri-tsa go-lyo
IDBahasa Indonesia
bola jagung
bo-la ja-gkong
IGIG
ọkwụ
o-k-wu
ITItaliano
palline di mais
pal-lee-ne dee myss
JA日本語
トウモロコシのボール
tou-moroko-shi no bo-ru
KKKK
Maize
Mayze
KMKM
ស្ដាប់ស្វាយ
s'tap swai
KO한국어
옥수수 공
ok-su-su gong
MRMR
Maize
Mayze
MSBahasa Melayu
bola jagung
bo-la ja-gkong
MYမြန်မာ
မြေပြင်ကြီး
mye-pyin-kye-jee
NLNederlands
maïsbol
myss-bol
NONorsk
maissball
may-ss-ball
PAPA
Maize
Mayze
PLPolski
kulka kukurydzy
kul-ka koo-koo-r-dzy
PTPortuguês
bolinha de milho
bo-li-nha deh mEE-yoh
RORomână
bilețică de porumb
bee-let-chee-ka deh por-oom
RUРусский
шарик кукурузы
shar-ik kukuruzy
SVSvenska
majsboll
mays-boll
SWKiswahili
mchele wa mahindi
m-che-le wa ma-hin-di
TAதமிழ்
கடலை பந்து
ka-lai pan-du
TEతెలుగు
మొక్కల గेंद
mokkala gend
THไทย
ลูกข้าวโพด
look khaaw poht
TLTL
bola ng mais
bo-la ng myss
TRTürkçe
mısır topu
mis-ir to-pu
UKУкраїнська
кулька кукурудзи
kul-ka kukurudzy
URاردو
Maize
Mayze
VITiếng Việt
quả bắp
khoa bap
YOYO
àwọn àgbàgbọ́
awon agbagbo
ZH中文
玉米球
yùmǐ qiú
ZUZU
isigqili
ee-si-ghi-lee

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