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Corn
01
milho, cereal
a tall plant with large yellow seeds that grow together on a cob, which is cooked and eaten as a vegetable or animal food
Dialect
American
American
Exemplos
He added sweet corn to his salad for extra crunch.
Ele adicionou milho doce à sua salada para um crocante extra.
The soup was made with corn, potatoes, and herbs.
A sopa foi feita com milho, batatas e ervas.
02
milho
the dried grains or kernels of a cereal plant, commonly used in various culinary preparations
Exemplos
As the corn dried in the sun, it turned into golden kernels ready for harvest.
Enquanto o milho secava ao sol, ele se transformava em grãos dourados prontos para a colheita.
I crushed the corn into coarse pieces to use as a topping for my cornbread.
Esmaguei o milho em pedaços grossos para usar como cobertura no meu pão de milho.
03
milho, espiga de milho
ears of corn that can be prepared and served for human food
04
uísque de milho, bourbon
whiskey distilled from a mash of not less than 80 percent corn
05
trigo, cereal
(Great Britain) any of various cereal plants (especially the dominant crop of the region--wheat in Great Britain or oats in Scotland and Ireland)
06
calo, milho
a hard thickening of the skin (especially on the top or sides of the toes) caused by the pressure of ill-fitting shoes
07
pieguice, banalidade
something sentimental or trite
08
pieguice, melodrama
exaggerated sentimentality or overly dramatic behavior, often in entertainment or speech, that comes across as clichéd or insincere
Disapproving
Humorous
InformalExemplos
The movie was full of corn, with its predictable plot and cheesy dialogue.
O filme estava cheio de melodrama, com seu enredo previsível e diálogos bregas.
His speech was so full of corn that it felt more like a soap opera than a serious talk.
O discurso dele estava tão cheio de dramalhão que parecia mais uma novela do que uma conversa séria.
to corn
01
salgar, conservar em sal
preserve with salt
02
alimentar (o gado) com milho, dar milho (para o gado comer)
feed (cattle) with corn
Árvore Lexical
bicorn
corny
tricorn
corn
