cornflake

See also: corn flake

English

Etymology

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 New York Times:
      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.

Translations

Adjective

cornflake (comparative more cornflake, superlative most cornflake)

  1. (rhyming slang) Fake.

Further reading

This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.