🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

玉米磨

Pronunciation / Transliteration: yùmǐ mó

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Cornmill/ˈkɔːrn.mɪl/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #15000 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"玉米磨为当地面包店提供新鲜面粉。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A mill for grinding corn into flour.

    "The local cornmill has been in operation for over a century, providing fresh flour to the community."
  2. 2

    A facility or machine that processes grains, particularly corn, for various uses.

    "The cornmill also produces cornmeal, which is used in many traditional recipes."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'cornmill' originates from Middle English, combining 'corn', which derives from Old English 'corn', meaning grain, and 'mill', from Old English 'mylen', meaning a place for grinding. Historically, it referred to a facility where grain was processed into flour, evolving in meaning as milling technology advanced.

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