meal2

 
Pronunciation: /miːl/

noun

[mass noun]
  • the edible part of any grain or pulse ground to powder: she called to Judith to bring some meal for the hens
  • Scottish oatmeal.
  • US maize flour.
  • any powdery substance made by grinding: herring meal

Origin:

Old English melu, meolo, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch meel and German Mehl, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin molere 'to grind'