mazorca

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَاسُورَة (māsūra).

Pronunciation

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

Noun

mazorca f (plural mazorcas)

  1. cob (of corn)
    • 1973, “Alegría”, performed by Elia y Elizabeth:
      Alegría con coco y anis / Bollo limpio / Bollo de yuca y de mazorca
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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