maíz

maíz m (plural maíces)

1. maize (corn; a type of grain of the species Zea mays)

• maizal

Borrowed from Taíno mahís.

• IPA^(key): /maˈiθ/ [maˈiθ] (Spain)
• IPA^(key): /maˈis/ [maˈis] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -iθ (Spain)
• Rhymes: -is (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: ma‧íz

maíz m (plural maíces)

1. corn, maize

   Synonyms: millo, panizo, jojoto

• “maíz”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 10 December 2024