World Languages Lexicon
10 Language-to-English Dictionariesmaïs
Pronunciation / Transliteration: mɛ
"Le maïs est un aliment de base dans de nombreux pays."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A tall plant that produces yellow seeds, commonly used as food.
"The farmer harvested corn from the fields during the summer." - 2
The seeds of the corn plant, often used as food for humans and animals.
"They served corn on the cob at the barbecue."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from Proto-Germanic *kurnam meaning 'grain' or 'small seed', with roots tracing back to Indo-European *ǵm̥no-. Historically in British English, it referred to the chief cereal crop grown in a particular region (such as wheat or oats), whereas in North America it came to exclusively signify maize.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Corn" is said worldwide
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maïs
Transliteration: mɛ
"Le maïs est un aliment de base dans de nombreux pays."
Mais
Transliteration: maɪs
"Mais wird oft in Salaten verwendet."
mais
Transliteration: mais
"Il mais è un ingrediente comune nella cucina italiana."
maíz
Transliteration: maɪθ
"El maíz es esencial en la dieta de muchos pueblos."
milho
Transliteration: ˈmiʎu
"O milho é usado para fazer polenta."
मक्का
Transliteration: makka
"मक्का भारतीय व्यंजनों में बहुत लोकप्रिय है।"
玉米
Transliteration: yùmǐ
"玉米是中国许多地区的主食。"
옥수수
Transliteration: oksusu
"옥수수는 한국 요리에서 자주 사용됩니다."
トウモロコシ
Transliteration: tōmorokoshi
"トウモロコシは日本の夏の風物詩です。"
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