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- [sweet kawrn]
- /swit kɔrn/
- /swiːt kɔːn/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [sweet kawrn]
- /swit kɔrn/
Definitions of sweet corn words
- noun sweet corn any of several varieties of corn, especially Zea mays rugosa, the grain or kernels of which are sweet and suitable for eating. 1
- noun sweet corn Chiefly Northern, North Midland, and Western U.S. the young and tender ears of corn, especially when used as a table vegetable. 1
- noun sweet corn maize 1
- noun sweet corn any of various strains of Indian corn with kernels rich in sugar, eaten as a table vegetable in the unripe, or milky, stage 0
- noun sweet corn an ear of such corn 0
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Origin of sweet corn
First appearance:
before 1640 One of the 44% oldest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1640-50
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Parts of speech for Sweet corn
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sweet corn popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 75% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
sweet corn usage trend in Literature
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