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maíz

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Asturian

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Noun

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maíz m (plural maíces)

  1. maize (corn; a type of grain of the species Zea mays)
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Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Taíno mahís.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (Spain) /maˈiθ/ [maˈiθ]
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /maˈis/ [maˈis]
  • Rhymes: -iθ
  • Rhymes: -is
  • Syllabification: ma‧íz

Noun

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maíz m (plural maíces)

  1. corn, maize

Derived terms

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Descendants

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  • Bikol Central: mais
  • Cebuano: mais
  • Cuyunon: mais
  • Dutch: mais
  • English: maize
  • Faroese: mais
  • French: maïs
  • Hiligaynon: mais
  • German: Mais
  • Italian: mais
  • Norwegian Bokmål: mais
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: mais
  • Portuguese: maís
  • Swedish: majs
  • Tagalog: mais
  • Waray-Waray: mais

Further reading

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