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bursten

nounfood

coarsely toasted ground corn cereal

Coarsely ground corn dried and toasted in a kettle over the fire, used as a simple porridge or staple cereal.

Example in use

Gie me a bowl o bursten.

Pronunciation

Say it like this

/BUR-sten/

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Origin & context

scotsolderneutralalso: burst

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