maíz

/maˈis/

el noun A2

el (masc.) la (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
maíces

Meaning

  1. corn

    • Cultivan maíz.

      They grow corn.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Mass Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: mass. Scope: individual.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

milho

milho is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "corn."

Practice

1 What does maíz mean?

2 Fill the gap: Cultivan ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches maíz?

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