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baby corn

baby corn noun: young ears of maize/corn, especially those immature enough to be eaten whole as a vegetable.

baby corn: young ears of maize/corn, especially those immature enough to be eaten whole as a vegetable
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Noun

baby corn (countable and uncountable, plural baby corns)

  1. Young ears of maize/corn, especially those immature enough to be eaten whole as a vegetable.

baby corn meaning in Tamil, Thai and Vietnamese

baby corn in Tamil

young maize
இளஞ்சோளக்கதிர் iḷañcōḷakkatir

baby corn in Thai

young maize
ข้าวโพดอ่อน kâao-pôot-ɔ̀ɔn, ข้าวโพดฝักอ่อน

baby corn in Vietnamese

young maize
bắp non

Forms of baby corn

pluralbaby corns

Questions about baby corn

What does baby corn mean?
Baby corn means young ears of maize/corn, especially those immature enough to be eaten whole as a vegetable.
What is baby corn in Tamil?
Baby corn in Tamil is இளஞ்சோளக்கதிர் (iḷañcōḷakkatir). See Baby corn meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is baby corn?
Baby corn is a noun.
What is the plural of baby corn?
The plural of baby corn is baby corns.

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