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corn on the cob

corn on the cob noun: cooked ears of corn (maize, specifically sweet corn).

corn on the cob: cooked ears of corn (maize, specifically sweet corn)
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Noun

corn on the cob (usually uncountable, plural corns on the cob)

  1. (usually) Cooked ears of corn (maize, specifically sweet corn).
    • […] we ate grilled corn on the cob from street vendors in the colonnades.2013, Henriette Lazaridis Power, The Clover House: A Novel, New York, N.Y.: Ballantine Books Trade Paperbacks, →ISBN, page 405
    • Every day I ordered a salad, two corns on the cob, and some vegetable stirfry (which wasn’t too bad, but also had to be rinsed), but the bulk of my meal would be fruit.2014, Shani Krebs, Dragons & Butterflies: Sentenced to Die, Choosing to Live, Johannesburg: Jonathan Ball Publishers, →ISBN, page 621

corn on the cob meaning in Tamil, Punjabi and Myanmar

corn on the cob in Tamil

cooked ears of corn
சுட்டச்சோளம் cuṭṭaccōḷam

corn on the cob in Punjabi

cooked ears of corn
چھلی Chhāli

corn on the cob in Myanmar

cooked ears of corn
ပြောင်းဖူးပြုတ် praung:hpu:prut

Synonyms of corn on the cob

All synonyms of corn on the cob

Forms of corn on the cob

pluralcorns on the cob
alternative formcorn-on-the-cob

Questions about corn on the cob

What does corn on the cob mean?
Corn on the cob means cooked ears of corn (maize, specifically sweet corn).
What is corn on the cob in Tamil?
Corn on the cob in Tamil is சுட்டச்சோளம் (cuṭṭaccōḷam). See Corn on the cob meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is corn on the cob?
Corn on the cob is a noun.
What is the plural of corn on the cob?
The plural of corn on the cob is corns on the cob.

Words near corn on the cob in the dictionary

  1. corn mummy
  2. corn nut
  3. corn nuts
  4. corn oil
  5. corn oils
  6. corn on the cob
  7. corn oyster
  8. corn oysters
  9. corn parsley
  10. corn planthopper
  11. corn planthoppers

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