maize

maize
Meaning

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

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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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