cornfield en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈkɔɹnˌfild/ (General-American)
- /ˈkɔːnfiːld/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
From corn + field.
Meanings
- A field of corn: maize, wheat, or other cereal crop.
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A field of corn: maize, wheat, or other cereal crop. ▸ A field of corn (maize).
"Your Silver Shoes will carry you over the desert," replied Glinda. "If you had known their power you could have gone back to your Aunt Em the very first day you came to this country." "But then I should not have had my wonderful brains!" cried the Scarecrow. "I might have passed my whole life in the farmer's cornfield."
1900, L. Frank Baum, chapter 23, in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cornfields | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Hypernyms
Relateds
cornhusker · cornhusk · corncob · cornhusking · cornrow · cornstalk
Translations (31)
es milpa (a field of corn) · ja トウモロコシ畑 (a field of corn) · es maizal (a field of corn) · pl pole uprawne (a field of corn) · el αραβοσιτώνας (a field of corn) · nv dáʼákʼeh (a field of corn) · gl seara (a field of corn) · la seges (a field of corn) · fr champ de blé (a field of corn) · pl niwa (a field of corn) · cmn 麥田 /麦田 (a field of corn) · ltg dryva (a field of corn) · pt seara (a field of corn) · ceb maisan (a field of corn) · eo maizkampo (a field of corn) · hy հանդ (a field of corn) · ceb kamaisan (a field of corn) · ka ყანა (a field of corn) · eo grenkampo (a field of corn) · ltg dierva (a field of corn) · fi viljapelto (a field of corn) · gl senra (a field of corn) · de Maisfeld (a field of corn) · ru кукуру́зное по́ле (a field of corn) · pt milharal (of maize) (a field of corn) · km ចំការពោត (a field of corn) · es mieses (a field of corn) · sv majsfält (a field of corn) · cak awän (a field of corn) · fi maissipelto (a field of corn) · lv druva (a field of corn)