Cornflour (US: corn starch). Finely powdered maize kernels. It is an excellent thickening agent.

Synonyms in other languages

Gujarati

• makai no atto
• makai no lot

Hindi

• govin jolad hittu
• makke
• मक्का का आटा (makka ka atta)
• मक्का का रोटी (makka ki roti)

Latin names

• Zea mays (Linnaeus, 1753)

Marathi

• makyache pith

Tamil

• makka chola maavu

Countries

• India

Regions

• Andhra Pradesh