noun · Food & Drink

corn

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The meaning (definition) of the word corn

a bright yellow vegetable with sweet kernels that grow on a long cob

The word corn used in a sentence

I love eating sweet yellow corn with butter.

How the word corn is said around the world

Frenchmaïs (mys)
Spanishmaíz (myth)
Mandarin玉米 (yù mǐ)
Hindiभुट्टा (buuttah)
Arabicحبوب ذرة (hboob thahrrah)
Russianкукуруза (kukuruza)
Portuguese (EU)milho (meelyuu)
Portuguese (BR)milho (meelyuu)
Japaneseトウモロコシ (toumorokoshi)
GermanMais (mys)
Urduمکئی (mukee)
Punjabiਮਕਈ (mukuhee)
Korean옥수수 (ogsusu)
Hebrewתִירָס (teeyrahs)
Greekκαλαμπόκι (kalampoki)
Dutchmaïs (mys)
Tagalogmais (mys)
Vietnamesengô (ngoh)
TurkishMısır (musur)
Persianذرت (zohrraht)
Polishkukurydza (kookoorijah)
Ukrainianкукурудза (kukurudza)
Bengaliভুট্টা (boottah)
Swedishmajs (mahys)
Italianmais (mahys)

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