メリケン粉こ

noun

wheat flour

Colloquial, somewhat dated term for wheat flour, often used in older recipes or nostalgic contexts. Cross-referenced with 小麦粉.

See also: 小麦粉 · メリケン

• 祖そ母ぼのレシピには「メリケン粉こ」と書かいてある。

  My grandmother's recipe says 'merikenko'.

noun

flour made from American wheat

Original, now dated meaning referring specifically to flour made from wheat imported from America. The term later broadened to mean wheat flour in general.

• 明めい治じ時じ代だいには、メリケン粉こはアメリカ産さん小こ麦むぎから作つくられた粉こなを指さした。

  In the Meiji era, merikenko referred to flour made from American wheat.