maíz

Definitions of maíz
  1. noun
    ears of corn that can be prepared and served for human food
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    types:
    palomitas, palomitas de maíz
    small kernels of corn exploded by heat
    type of:
    cereal
    foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses
  2. noun
    corn that can be eaten as a vegetable while still young and soft
  3. noun
    tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times
    synonyms: borona, capi, capia, elote
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    type of:
    cereal
    grass whose starchy grains are used as food: wheat; rice; rye; oats; maize; buckwheat; millet
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