English Explanatory Dictionary

maize

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Corn; a type of grain of the species Zea mays.
name
  1. A surname.
  2. A female given name.
  3. A male given name.

Pronunciation

māz /meɪz/ [meːz] en-us-maize.ogg

Word forms

maize maizes maiz

Etymology

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

Synonyms

corn green corn Indian corn sugar corn sweet corn

Related words

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Derived words

Hopi maize long maize maize-cream maize dance maizefield maizeless maizelike maizemeal maize mushroom maize on the cob maize syrup maize weevil maizy nonmaize
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