What does corn on the cob mean?

corn on the cob

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.01 in modern English

Scrabble Score

Letters

Syllables

Unique Chars

noun

Uncountable

"[…] we ate grilled corn on the cob from street vendors in the colonnades."
"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."

corns on the cob (plural) corn-on-the-cob (alternative)

corncob

How to pronounce corn on the cob

Open the pronunciation page — Open the Speakur entry for “corn on the cob”.

Read the phonetic spelling — Read the IPA spelling () so you know which sounds to aim for.

Play the audio — Click Play to hear reference audio for “corn on the cob”.

Repeat and practice — Say “corn on the cob” aloud, matching stress and vowels until it feels natural.