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maize on the cob

maize on the cob noun: synonym of corn on the cob.

Noun

maize on the cob (uncountable)

  1. Synonym of corn on the cob.
    • For some reason, the subplatform mound of Structure 7 extended more than a meter from the platform walls. At least on the north side this provided ample roofed household activity area and was used for eating maize on the cob just before the eruption struck.1992, Payson Sheets, “Structure 7, The Bodega”, in The Ceren Site: A Prehistoric Village Buried by Volcanic Ash in Central America, Fort Worth, Tex.: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich College Publishers...
    • We walk past a group of women and children gathered around an open fire, roasting maize on the cob.2016 May 18, Neema Komba, “The Search for Magical Mbuji”, in Ellah Wakatama Allfrey, editor, Safe House: Explorations in Creative Nonfiction, Toronto, Ont.: Dundurn, →ISBN, section III (Then and...
    Synonyms:
    corn on the cob

Examples of maize on the cob in a sentence

  • Most maize consumed worldwide is fresh or immature (green) whole grain maize on the cob, popmaize (popcorn), and maize bread.2016 December 15, “Maize (Corn)”, in Barbara Elvers, editor, Ullmann’s Food and Feed, 3 Volume Set, Weinheim: Wiley-VCH, published 19 June...
  • […] (top) Calderón often grabs an elote, a street snack consisting of maize on the cob, lime, chilli powder and mayonnaise; […]2017 May 25, Hossein Amirsadeghi, Ana Paula Gerard, “Francisco (Paco) Calderón: Cartoonist, Colonia Roma, Mexico City”, in México: A...

Synonyms of maize on the cob

Forms of maize on the cob

alternative formmaize-on-the-cob

Questions about maize on the cob

What does maize on the cob mean?
Maize on the cob means synonym of corn on the cob.
How do you use maize on the cob in a sentence?
Most maize consumed worldwide is fresh or immature (green) whole grain maize on the cob, popmaize (popcorn), and maize bread.
What part of speech is maize on the cob?
Maize on the cob is a noun.

Words near maize on the cob in the dictionary

  1. maizaniids
  2. maize
  3. maize dance
  4. maize dances
  5. maize mushroom
  6. maize on the cob
  7. maize syrup
  8. maize syrups
  9. maize weevil
  10. maize weevils
  11. maize-cream

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