"mais" meaning in Italian

See mais in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈmajs/
Rhymes: -ajs Etymology: Borrowed from Spanish maíz. Etymology templates: {{ety|it|:bor|es:maíz}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "keyword_abbrev" : "bor.", "keyword_label" : "Borrowed from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ { "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Proto-Arawak", "term" : "*marikɨ", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "awd-pro" } ], "keyword_label" : "Inherited from", "keyword" : "inherited" } ], "lang_name" : "Taíno", "term" : "*mahisi", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "tnq" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Spanish", "term" : "maíz", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "es" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "Italian", "term" : "mais", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "it" }" data-lang="it" data-title="mais">, {{bor+|it|es|maíz}} Borrowed from Spanish maíz Head templates: {{it-noun|m|#}} mais m (invariable)
  1. maize, corn Tags: invariable, masculine Synonyms: frumentone, granone, meliga, granoturco, granturco
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