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maïs

corn

noun mah-EES Rare
Food & Drink Vegetables

Also means

maize

Usage Note

Maïs is always masculine and the final 's' is pronounced (unlike most French final consonants) because the trema on 'ï' signals that the 'i' is a separate syllable. Épi de maïs means 'corn on the cob'; maïs soufflé is 'popcorn'. In French-Canadian usage, blé d'Inde is more common for corn.

Examples

"Elle prépare une salade de maïs."

Natural Translation

She is making a corn salad.

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