Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

maiz

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.51 in modern English

Syllables: maiz
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

4

Letters

1

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Obsolete spelling of maize.

Countable; Obsolete; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Corn, maiz, canvass and every kind of vegetables are growing on with the least amount of culture, the land being so fat and rich in virtues. So a ploughshare and a rake of epinous branches are sufficient to sow corn; what is to be done since the 15th of May until the 15th of July, without any need of other work to the harvest-time."
"INDIAN CORN (Maiz).—Consular statements to the contrary, this is an important product for local consumption in many portions of the island, especially flourishing on the uplands."

Usage

Inflected Forms

maizes (plural)

Questions

What does maiz mean?: Obsolete spelling of maize.

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