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The Spanish word for corn is
maíz





corn

Gender

The gender of maíz is masculine. E.g. el maíz.

Plural

The plural of maíz is maíces.

Spanish Definition


corn
     1. n. Maíz.
     2. n. Mazorca.



Translations for corn and their definitions

maíz
     1. n-m. corn, maize


cereal
     1. n-m. cereal (type of grass cultivated for edible grains)
     2. n-m. cereal (the grains of such plants)
     3. n-m. (in the plural) breakfast cereal (food processed from grains and eaten with milk)


callo
     1. n-m. (skin) callus
     2. n-m. (skin) corn (on the feet)
     3. n-m. (Spain) tripe
     4. n-m. (colloquial) an ugly person
     5. v. first-person singular present indicative of callar


grano
     1. n-m. grain (the seed of various grass food crops)
     2. n-m. grain, seed, kernel, bean (a single seed of certain crops)
           un grano de arroz - a grain of rice
           un grano de maíz - a kernel of corn
     3. n-m. grain (a single similar particle of various substances)
           un grano de arena - a grain of sand
     4. n-m. pimple, blackhead (a blocked skin pore, typically inflamed, painful, and filled with pus)
           Estoy tan estresada que me salen granos. - I'm so stressed that I'm getting pimples.
     5. n-m. (figurative) point (the main intent or focus of a conversation)
     6. n-m. grain (the linear texture of a material or surface, especially wood)
     7. n-m. (photography) grain (flawed visual texture present in most processed photographic film)
     8. n-m. (historical) grano, Spanish grain (a traditional small unit of mass, equivalent to about 50 mg)
     9. n-m. (historical) grain (any of various traditional units of mass notionally based on the weight of different grains)
     10. v. first-person singular present indicative of granar


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