maize

Meaning

Corn; a type of grain of the species Zea mays.

Synonyms

corn

🌽

Indian corn

mealies

sweet corn

wheat

lemon yellow

grain

Zea mays

corn

🌽

gamboge

maise

lemon

🍋

grain of maize

cereal

Indian corn

indian corn

mays

popcorn

🍿

seed

sweetcorn

pigeon pea

small seed

grain maize

gamborge

Zea moys

maize kernel

Pronounced as (IPA)

/meɪz/

Etymology

Cognate with Arawak: marisi

Cognate with Wayuu: maiki

In summary

Borrowed from Spanish maíz, from Taíno *mahis, *mahisi, from Proto-Arawak *marikɨ. Cognate with Lokono marisi, Wayuu maiki.