Corncobs Meaning in English

word · lemma: corncob

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التعريف

The hard central core of an ear of corn, after the kernels have been removed.

الاستخدام والفروق الدقيقة

'Corncob' is mostly used in agricultural or rural contexts. Plural is 'corncobs.' Not to be confused with 'corn on the cob' (corn with kernels). Can refer to leftover cob after eating or processing.

• Spanish: mazorcas
• Portuguese (BR): sabugos de milho
• Portuguese (PT): sabugos de milho
• Chinese (Simplified): 玉米棒
• Chinese (Traditional): 玉米棒
• Hindi: मक्के के भुट्टे
• Arabic: كوز الذرة
• Bengali: ভুট্টার ছোবড়া
• Russian: кукурузные початки (без зёрен)
• Japanese: とうもろこしの芯
• Vietnamese: lõi ngô
• Korean: 옥수수대
• Turkish: mısır koçanı (tanesi alınmış)
• Urdu: مکئی کی گٹھلی (چھلکے کے بغیر)
• Indonesian: bonggol jagung

جمل نموذجية

My grandma saves old corncobs to use as fire starters.

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Don’t throw the corncobs away—they’re great for compost!

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There are three corncobs left after dinner.

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Pigs like to chew on corncobs.

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The table was covered with empty corncobs.

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After we finished eating, the kids built towers out of the leftover corncobs.

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