Traduções principais |
corn n | uncountable (cereal plant: maize) (planta) | milho sm |
| The children played hide and seek in the tall corn. |
| As crianças brincaram de esconde-esconde no milho alto. |
corn n | uncountable (cereal grain: maize) (grão) | milho sm |
| Mary scattered corn for the chickens. |
| Mary espalhou milho para as galinhas. |
corn, sweetcorn n | uncountable (maize: eaten as vegetable) | milho sm |
| Corn is sweetest when it has been picked just before it is cooked. |
| Corn and carrots are the only vegetables my children like. |
| Milho fica mais doce quando é colhido logo antes de ser cozido. Milho e cenoura são os únicos vegetais que meus filhos gostam. |
corn n | UK, uncountable (cereal crop, esp. wheat) | milho sm |
| The field was a sea of golden corn, rippling in the breeze. |
corn n | countable (foot condition) (nos pés) | calo sm |
| Aunty’s corns hurt when she walked, so she sat down to rest. |
| Os calos de Aunty doíam quando ela andava, por isso ela se sentou para descansar. |
Formas compostas:
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baby corn n | (miniature ears of maize) | espiga de milho sf |
barleycorn n | uncountable (barley) | cevada sf |
barleycorn n | (grain of barley) | grão de cevada loc sm |
barleycorn n | archaic (unit of measure) | unidade de medida loc sf |
barleycorn n | (textiles: type of weave) (tipo de trama de tecido) | barleycorn estrang |
candy corn n | US (traditional American sweets) (bala típica americana em forma de grão de milho) | bala sf |
corn bread n | (bread made with cornmeal) | pão de milho sm |
| | broa de milho sf |
| I bake my corn bread with jalapenos mixed in it. |
corn chip n | (savoury snack food) | salgadinho de milho sm |
corn chowder n | US (thickened soup containing maize) | sopa de fubá sf |
corn dog n | US (battered sausage) | salsicha empanada sf |
| The vendor asked Joe if he wanted ketchup on his corn dog. |
corn flakes, cornflakes npl | (breakfast cereal: flakes of corn) | cereal sm |
| Corn flakes is a very common breakfast in America. |
corn flour n | (flour made from corn) | amido de milho sm |
| | farinha de milho sf |
corn grits npl | US (semolina made from maize) | canjiquinha sf |
corn husk n | (shell of an ear of maize) | folha da espiga de milho sf |
| Tamales are cooked wrapped in corn husks. |
corn meal, cornmeal n | (flour made from corn) | fubá sm |
| Corn tortillas are made with cornmeal. |
corn muffin n | (small cake made with cornmeal) | bolinho de fubá sm |
| | broinha de fubá sf |
corn mush n | (soft bread made of cornmeal) | broa sf |
corn oil n | (cooking oil made from corn) | óleo de milho sm |
| Corn oil, or maize oil, is mainly used for cooking. |
corn on the cob n | (cooked ear of sweetcorn) (no palito) | milho cozido sm |
| I always have to floss my teeth after eating corn on the cob. |
corn plaster n | (foot dressing) | adesivo para calo sm |
corn silk n | (powder from maize stigmas) | cabelo de milho sm |
| Cornsilk is used to treat infections of the urinary and genital system. |
corn silk n | (maize stigmas) | cabelo de milho sm |
| I love corn on the cob, but I hate trying to get the corn silk off the cobs. |
corn syrup n | (liquid fructose) | xarope de milho sm |
| This candy is sweetened with corn syrup. |
corn tassel n | (hair-like stigmas on end of ear of maize) | cabelo de milho sm |
| When the corn tassels turn brown, the corn is ready for harvest. |
corn-fed adj | UK (poultry: raised on corn) | alimentado com milho expres |
corn-fed adj | US (beef: raised on corn) | alimentado com milho expres |
corn-fed adj | US, informal, figurative (naive, unsophisticated) (informal) | caipira adj |
corncob, corn cob n | (hard core of ear of maize) | sabugo sm |
| | espiga sf |
corncrake, landrail, corn crake, land rail n | (grain-eating bird) (pássaro) | codornizão sm |
corned beef, corn beef n | US, Can (preserved salt beef) (tipo de carne enlatada) | quitute loc sf |
Nota: Although "corn beef" is used sometimes, "corned beef" is much more common. |
| On St. Patrick's Day, Irish Americans enjoy a dish of corned beef and cabbage for supper. |
ear of corn n | (seed bearing spike of corn) | espiga de milho sf |
| She was so hungry that she ate three ears of corn. |
sweet corn, sweetcorn n | (maize) (milho) | milho doce sm |
| (informal) | doce de milho sm |
| Sweetcorn can be eaten on the cob, or the kernels can be cut off. |