maize
Meaning
Corn; a type of grain of the species Zea mays.
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/meɪz/
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish maíz, from Taíno *mahis, *mahisi, from Proto-Arawak *marikɨ. Cognate with Lokono marisi, Wayuu maiki.
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