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(māz)

noun

Chiefly Brit. corn ()
the color of ripe corn; yellow

Origin: Sp maíz < WInd (Taino) mahiz

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noun

See corn¹.
A light yellow to moderate orange yellow.

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Origin: Spanish maíz

Origin: , from Arawakan mahiz, mahís

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