maiz

See also: maíz

English

Noun

maiz (countable and uncountable, plural maizes)

1. Obsolete spelling of maize.
   • 1888, Mariano A. Pelliza, Manual of the Immigrant to the Argentine Republic, "Courrier de la Plata,", page 10:

     Corn, maiz, canvass and every kind of vegetables are growing on with the least amount of culture, the land being so fat and rich in virtues. So a ploughshare and a rake of epinous branches are sufficient to sow corn; what is to be done since the 15th of May until the 15th of July, without any need of other work to the harvest-time.

   • 1898, William Jared Clark, Commercial Cuba: A Book for Business Men, page 202:

     INDIAN CORN (Maiz).—Consular statements to the contrary, this is an important product for local consumption in many portions of the island, especially flourishing on the uplands.

Basque

Etymology

From Latin magis

Pronunciation

 

• IPA^(key): /mai̯s̻/ [mai̯s̻]

• IPA^(key): (most dialects) /mai̯s̻/ [mai̯s̻]
• IPA^(key): (Biscayan) /mai̯s̺/ [mai̯s̺]

 

• Rhymes: -ai̯s̻

• Rhymes: -ai̯s̻
• Rhymes: -ai̯s̺

• Hyphenation: maiz

Adverb

maiz (comparative maizago, superlative maizen, excessive maizegi)

1. often, frequently

   Synonyms: sarritan, sarri, askotan

Derived terms

• maiz aski
• maiz asko
• maiz askotan
• maizenean
• maizenik
• maizko (“frequent”)
• maiztasun (“frequency”)
• maiztu
• maiztxo

Further reading

• “maiz”, in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia [Dictionary of the Basque Academy] (in Basque), Euskaltzaindia [Royal Academy of the Basque Language]
• “maiz”, in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia [General Basque Dictionary], Euskaltzaindia, 1987–2005

Chavacano

Alternative forms

• mais

Etymology

Inherited from Spanish maíz (“corn”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈʔis/, [maˈʔis]
• Hyphenation: ma‧iz

Noun

maíz

1. corn

Related terms

• maisan