mazorca

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَاسُورَة (māsūra).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (Spain) /maˈθoɾka/ [maˈθoɾ.ka]
IPA^(key): (Latin America) /maˈsoɾka/ [maˈsoɾ.ka]
Rhymes: -oɾka
Syllabification: ma‧zor‧ca

Noun

mazorca f (plural mazorcas)

cob (of corn)

Further reading

“mazorca”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014

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