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corn on the cob

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Cooked ears of corn (maize, specifically sweet corn).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: butterpop, cornstick, long maize, maize on the cob, pole corn, sweet pole

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: corn, maize, sweet corn

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

31 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Burmese: ပြောင်းဖူးပြုတ် (praung:hpu:prut) — cooked ears of corn
  • Chinese Mandarin: 玉米棒 (yùmǐbàng) — cooked ears of corn
  • Czech: vařená kukuřice — cooked ears of corn
  • Dutch: maiskolf — cooked ears of corn
  • Dutch: maïskolf — cooked ears of corn
  • Estonian: maisitõlvik — cooked ears of corn
  • Finnish: maissintähkä — cooked ears of corn
  • German: Maiskolben — cooked ears of corn
  • Italian: pannocchia bollita — cooked ears of corn
  • Japanese: 玉蜀黍 (tōmorokoshi) — cooked ears of corn
  • Japanese: トウモロコシ (tōmorokoshi) — cooked ears of corn
  • Japanese: 蜀黍 (morokoshi) — cooked ears of corn
  • Japanese: モロコシ (morokoshi) — cooked ears of corn
  • Japanese: 唐黍 (tōkibi) — cooked ears of corn
  • Japanese: トウキビ (tōkibi) — cooked ears of corn
  • Norwegian Bokmål: maiskolbe — cooked ears of corn
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: maiskolbe — cooked ears of corn
  • Polish: kolba kukurydzy — cooked ears of corn
  • Portuguese: milho cozido — cooked ears of corn
  • Portuguese: milho na espiga — cooked ears of corn
  • Punjabi: چھلی (Chhāli) — cooked ears of corn
  • Romanian: porumb — cooked ears of corn
  • Russian: варёная кукуру́за — cooked ears of corn
  • Spanish: mazorca — cooked ears of corn
  • Spanish: mazorca de maíz — cooked ears of corn
  • Swedish: majskolv — cooked ears of corn
  • Tamil: சுட்டச்சோளம் (cuṭṭaccōḷam) — cooked ears of corn
  • Yiddish: פּשעניטשקע (pshenitshke) — cooked ears of corn
  • Yiddish: קאַטשן קוקורוזע (katshn kukuruze) — cooked ears of corn
  • Yiddish: קאַטשן (katshn) — cooked ears of corn
  • Yiddish: פּאַפּשוי אויפֿן קאַטשן (papshoy oyfn katshn) — cooked ears of corn