sweet corn

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [sweet kawrn]
- /swit kɔrn/
- /swiːt kɔːn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [sweet kawrn]
- /swit kɔrn/

Definitions of sweet corn words

noun sweet corn any of several varieties of corn, especially Zea mays rugosa, the grain or kernels of which are sweet and suitable for eating. 1
noun sweet corn Chiefly Northern, North Midland, and Western U.S. the young and tender ears of corn, especially when used as a table vegetable. 1
noun sweet corn maize 1
noun sweet corn any of various strains of Indian corn with kernels rich in sugar, eaten as a table vegetable in the unripe, or milky, stage 0
noun sweet corn an ear of such corn 0

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Origin of sweet corn

First appearance:

before 1640

One of the 44% oldest English words

An Americanism dating back to 1640-50

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Parts of speech for Sweet corn

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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sweet corn popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 75% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

sweet corn usage trend in Literature

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