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* Slovenian: koruza
 
* Slovenian: koruza
 
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* Lithuanian:
 
* Albanian: misër (misri with the article)
 
* Albanian: misër (misri with the article)
 
* Greek: καλαμπόκι, αραβόσιτος - kalamboki, aravositos
 
* Greek: καλαμπόκι, αραβόσιτος - kalamboki, aravositos
 
* Turkish: mısır
 
* Turkish: mısır
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* Maltese:
 
* Hungarian: tengeri, kukorica
 
* Hungarian: tengeri, kukorica
 
* Finnish: maissi
 
* Finnish: maissi
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* Estonian:
  
 
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Revision as of 15:48, 22 October 2011


See also:

Zea mays Microsperma Group (Common names)

Zea mays Saccharata Group (Common names)

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Names in common use


  • English: maize (UK), corn, Indian corn (USA)
  • German: Mais
  • Dutch: mais, maïs; turkse tarwe
  • Swedish: majs
  • Danish: majs
  • Norwegian: mais
  • Icelandic:


  • French: maïs; blé d'Inde (Can)
  • Italian: granoturco, granturco, mais
  • Spanish: maíz
  • Catalan: dacsa, blat de moro, moresc
  • Portuguese: milho
  • Romanian: porumb


  • Russian: кукуруза - kukuruza
  • Polish: kukurydza
  • Czech: kukuřice
  • Slovak: kukurica
  • Bulgarian: царевица, кукуруз - carevica, kukuruz
  • Croatian: kukuruz
  • Serb: кукуруз
  • Slovenian: koruza


  • Latvian:
  • Lithuanian:
  • Albanian: misër (misri with the article)
  • Greek: καλαμπόκι, αραβόσιτος - kalamboki, aravositos
  • Turkish: mısır
  • Maltese:
  • Hungarian: tengeri, kukorica
  • Finnish: maissi
  • Estonian:

Sources and commentaries

  • Portuguese
    • Without a qualifier, milho is maize. With a qualifier, it may be sorghum or a millet.
  • Rumanian
    • porumb, cucuruz, păpuşoi; mălai is a regional name, also used for sorghum (Borza).