Meaning
corn, maize
- a cereal plant yielding large yellow grains on a cob; the grain itself
In a sentence
La polenta tradizionale si prepara con la farina di mais.
Traditional polenta is made with cornmeal.
Aggiungo sempre un po' di mais alla mia insalata.
I always add a little corn to my salad.
I contadini raccolgono il mais alla fine dell'estate.
The farmers harvest the corn at the end of the summer.
Word forms (3)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| mais | masculine · singular |
| mais | masculine · plural |
| mais | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Invariable noun: singular and plural forms are identical ('il mais', 'i mais').
- Pronounced as a single syllable with a diphthong: /ˈmais/.