koruza

Slovene

Etymology

Since 1789 (O. Gutsmann's Deutsch-windisches Wörterbuch, in Bohorič orthographic form korusa), a haplological shortening from Serbo-Croatian kukùruz (cf. kúmara vs. kukùmar), further origin unknown.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /kɔrùːza/

Noun

korúza f

  1. maize (corn; a type of grain of the species Zea mays)

Inflection
Feminine, a-stem
nominative korúza
genitive korúze
singular
nominative korúza
accusative korúzo
genitive korúze
dative korúzi
locative korúzi
instrumental korúzo

Synonyms
  • kúkarica, túrščica (dialectal)

Further reading
  • “koruza”, in Slovarji Inštituta za slovenski jezik Frana Ramovša ZRC SAZU, portal Fran
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