maize
Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples
Pronunciation: US /meɪz/
maize means: Large seeds, often yellow, used as food and grown on tall plants.
noun
CORN GRAINB2
Large seeds, often yellow, used as food and grown on tall plants.
- They grind maize into flour.
- The soup contains beans and maize.
- Dried maize can be stored for months.
CORN PLANTB2
A tall farm plant that produces rows of large seeds on thick heads.
- The farmer grows maize.
- Tall maize plants lined the path.
- We planted maize in the spring.
Questions about maize
What does maize mean?
Large seeds, often yellow, used as food and grown on tall plants.
What is maize in other languages?
Türkçe: mısır · Español: maíz · Français: maïs · Deutsch: Mais · Italiano: mais · 日本語: トウモロコシ
How do you pronounce maize?
It is pronounced /meɪz/.
How do you use maize in a sentence?
They grind maize into flour. The soup contains beans and maize.
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