maize

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C1 — Advanced

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

noun tall annual cereal grass bearing kernels on large ears: widely cultivated in America in many varieties; the principal cereal in Mexico and Central and South America since pre-Columbian times
noun a strong yellow color

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

Maize is a staple production. — A New Guide for Emigrants to the West, John Mason Peck
The tall maize grew gigantically taller. — The Long Roll, Mary Johnston
The maize peignoir, Jeanne, and quickly. — The Man in the Brown Suit, Agatha Christie

corn, Indian corn, Zea mays

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