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cornflake

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See also: corn flake

English

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Etymology

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From corn +‎ flake.

Noun

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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[1]:
      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.

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Adjective

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cornflake (comparative more cornflake, superlative most cornflake)

  1. (rhyming slang) Fake.

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