Definitions and meaning of maize
maize
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish maíz, from Taíno *mahis, *mahisi, from Proto-Arawak *marikɨ. Cognate with Lokono marisi, Wayuu maiki.
Pronunciation
- enPR: māz, IPA(key): /meɪz/
- (Canada) IPA(key): [meːz]
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- Rhymes: -eɪz
- Homophone: maze
Noun
maize (countable and uncountable, plural maizes)
- Corn; a type of grain of the species Zea mays.
Synonyms
- (Zea mays): corn (US English, Canadian English); green corn, Indian corn, sugar corn, sweet corn
Derived terms
Translations
See also
Further reading
- maize on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Zea mays on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Latvian
Etymology
From Proto-Baltic *maiž-, an ablaut variant of *miež- (whence Latvian mieži (“barley”)), from Proto-Indo-European *meyǵ-, probably from the stem *h₂meh₁- (“to cut; to mow”) modified into *mey-, and with an added element *ǵ (whence Proto-Baltic *ž, whence Latvian z). Cognates include Old Prussian mayse (“barley”) (misspelled as wayse in the 16th-century source), Old Iranian *maiz- "to sow".
Pronunciation
Noun
maize f (5th declension)
- bread (foodstuff, baked from wheat, rye, sometimes corn)
- kviešu, rudzu maize ― wheat, rye bread
- neraudzēta maize ― unleavened bread
- maizes klaips, šķēle ― loaf, slice of bread
- maizes garoza ― bread crust
- maizes zupa ― bread soup
- cept maizi ― to bake bread
- maizes mīkla ― bread dough
- maizes ceptuve ― bakery (lit. bread baking place)
- maizes veikals ― bakery (lit. bread shop)
- maizes krāsns ― bread oven
- apziest maizi ar sviestu ― spread butter on bread
- ēst maizi ar desu ― to eat bread with sausage
- focaccia ir viena no populārākajām itāļu maizēm ― focaccia is one of the most popular Italian breads
- bread dough
- mīcīt maizi ― to knead bread
- maize rūgst ― the bread (dough) is fermenting
- (poetic) cereals, cereal grains, especially rye, wheat
- priecīgākā diena, kad klētī sāk smaržot jaunā maize ― joyful day, when the barn starts to smell like new bread (= wheat)
- (figuratively) food, nutrition
- viņš var ēst tēva maizi bez kādām rūpēm ― he can eat his father's bread without any worries
- (figuratively) essential, necessary element
- metāls ir rūpniecības maize ― metal is the bread of industry
- (figuratively) livelihood, means of supporting oneself; work
- J. Vītols bija atradis darbu un maizi Pēterpilī ― J. Vītols had found work and bread in Pēterpils (St. Petersburg)
- ja kāds aiziet citā maizē: zinātnieka vai inženiera, vai mākslinieka maizē... ― if someone goes into another bread (= profession): the scientific or engineering, or the artistic bread (= profession)...
Declension
Derived terms
- baltmaize, balta maize
- maiznīca
- maiznieks, maizniece
- rupjmaize, rupja maize
- sviestmaize
References
Source: wiktionary.org