maíz

Asturian

Noun

maíz m (plural maíces)

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

Related terms

• maizal

Further reading

• “maíz”, in Diccionariu de la llingua asturiana [Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Asturian), 1st edition, Academy of the Asturian Language [Asturian: Academia de la Llingua Asturiana], 2000, →ISBN
• Xosé Lluis García Arias (2002–2004), “maíz”, in Diccionario general de la lengua asturiana [General Dictionary of the Asturian Language] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Taíno *mahisi.

Pronunciation

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

Noun

maíz m (plural maíces)

1. corn, maize

   Synonyms: millo, panizo, jojoto

Derived terms

• harina de maíz
• jarabe de maíz
• maicear
• maicero
• maíz morado
• maíz negro
• maizal
• maizena
• moler el maíz

Descendants

• → Asturian: maíz
• → Cebuano: mais
• → Central Bikol: mais
• → Cuyunon: mais
• → Dutch: mais
• → English: maize
• → Faroese: mais
• → French: maïs
• → Hiligaynon: mais
• → German: Mais
• → Italian: mais
• → Norwegian Bokmål: mais
• → Norwegian Nynorsk: mais
• → Portuguese: maís
• → Swedish: majs
• → Tagalog: mais
• → Waray-Waray: mais

Further reading

• “maíz”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025