maïs

See also: mais, Mais, maís, máis, and màis

Dutch

Pronunciation

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Noun

maïs n (uncountable)

1. Alternative spelling of mais

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French

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Spanish maíz, from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Taíno.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ma.is/

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• Rhymes: -is

Noun

maïs m (uncountable)

1. corn, maize

   Est-ce que t’aimes bien manger du maïs?

   Do you like eating corn?

Synonyms

• blé d’Inde (Canada)

Further reading

• “maïs”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Anagrams

• amis
• misa

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Norman

Etymology

Borrowed from French maïs.

Noun

maïs m (uncountable)

1. (Jersey) Indian corn