Kukuruz
See also: kukuruz
German
Etymology
From Serbo-Croatian kukuruz. Further origin disputed. Probably from Ottoman Turkish قوقوروز (kokoroz, qōqōrōz), from Albanian kokërrëz, from kokërr (“pellet, grain”).[1] Compare Russian кукуруза (kukuruza), Hungarian kukorica, Slovene koruza, Polish kukurydza, etc.
Pronunciation
Noun
Kukuruz m (genitive Kukuruz or Kukuruzes, no plural)
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Further reading
- “Kukuruz” in Duden online