cornflake

See also: corn flake

English

Etymology

From corn +‎ flake.

Noun

cornflake (plural cornflakes)

1. A toasted flake of maize used as breakfast cereal.
   • 2009 June 7, David Corcoran, “Ideas That Translate Into Full Local Flavors”, in The New York Times‎^[1], New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 26 November 2022:

     But the kitchen regained its footing with a juicy pork chop, from a farm in Pennsylvania, with a cornflake crust; catfish (in a departure, from Louisiana) pan roasted, with black-bean-studded rice; and a chicken breast (from Delaware) pan roasted, with balsamic vinegar and a first-rate mozzarella.

Alternative forms

• corn flake

Derived terms

• cornflakey

Translations

cornflake — see also cornflakes

• Finnish: maissihiutale
• Italian: fiocco di mais m
• Māori: kānga rere
• Polish: płatek kukurydziany m
• Swedish: cornflakes (sv) n, majsflinga (sv) c
• Welsh: creisionen ŷd f

Adjective

cornflake (comparative more cornflake, superlative most cornflake)

1. (rhyming slang) Fake.

Further reading

• Eric Partridge (2005), “cornflake”, in Tom Dalzell and Terry Victor, editors, The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, volume 1, London; New York, N.Y.: Routledge, →ISBN, page 483.

Anagrams

• cloak fern

Dutch

Etymology

From English cornflake.

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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• Hyphenation: corn‧flake

Noun

cornflake m or f (plural cornflakes, no diminutive)

1. cornflake (mostly used in plural)