Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mangcorn

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mang-corn
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A mixture of wheat and rye, or other species of grain, sown together as one crop.

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"Even in other parts of the country mangcorn, and rye, not pure wheat, were the chief products."
"Mangcorn (mixed grains, especially wheat and rye) in 1916, 438,128 tons; in 1917, 395.988 tons; […]"
"Mangcorn is utilized partly as human food, and partly as fodder for cattle, especially for fattening swine, for which purpose it is considered peculiarly adapted."

Etymology

From Middle English, from Old English menġan (“to mix”). See mingle, and corn.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: -, menġan

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

mongcorn (alternative) muncorn (alternative)

Questions

What does mangcorn mean?: A mixture of wheat and rye, or other species of grain, sown together as one crop.
Where does mangcorn come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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