English

Pronunciation
a|RP IPA|/k��n/
a|US IPA|/k�ɹn/
audio|en-us-corn.ogg|Audio (US)
:rhymes|��(r)n

Etymology 1
OE. term|corn||langang, from PG. *term||korno-, earlier *term||kurnom, from PIE. *term||grnóm|grain; worn-down, neuter participle of *term||ger-|to wear down. Cognate with Dutch term|koren, German term|Korn, Swedish term|korn; see also Russian term|зе�но||scRUchar. Compare term|grain.

Noun
en-noun

1. archaic A grain or seed.
2. uncountable The grain obtained from a plant, especially of cereal crops.<ref>cite web | title Corn | publisher Oxford University Press | work Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary | url http://www.oup.com/oald-bin/web_getald7index1a.pl?search_wordcorn}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title Corn | publisher Merriam-Webster Incorporated | work Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary | url = http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/corn}}</ref>
3. {{uncountable A cereal plant grown for its grain (locally denoting the leading crop of that district, i.e. oats in parts of Scotland and Ireland, wheat, barley etc. in England and Wales, maize in the Americas).<ref>{{cite web | title Corn | publisher Oxford University Press | work Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary | url http://www.oup.com/oald-bin/web_getald7index1a.pl?search_wordcorn}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title Corn | publisher Merriam-Webster Incorporated | work Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary | url = http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/corn}}</ref>

#US|uncountable maize|Maize.

1. context|US|Canada Sweetcorn<ref>{{cite web | title Corn | publisher Merriam-Webster Incorporated | work Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary | url http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/corn}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title Sweetcorn | publisher Oxford University Press | work Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary | url http://www.oup.com/oald-bin/web_getald7index1a.pl?search_wordsweetcorn}}</ref> (Zea mays var. rugosa).<ref>{{cite web | title Sweetorn | publisher Merriam-Webster Incorporated | work Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary | url = http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sweetcorn}}</ref>

Derived terms
cornflour
cornmeal
cornstarch
peppercorn
sweetcorn

Translations
trans-top|maize See maize
Arabic: ARchar|ذرة (ðora) f
Bosnian: kukuruz#Bosnian|kukuruz m
Catalan: blat de moro m, dacsa f, moresc m, panís m, panís de l'�ndia m
Croatian: kukuruz#Croatian|kukuruz m
Dutch: maïs m, Turkse tarwe m
Estonian: mais
Finnish: maissi
French: maïs m
German: Mais m
:Austrian: Kukuruz m
Hungarian: kukorica
trans-mid
Isthmus Zapotec: xubaʼ
Italian: granturco m, granoturco m, mais m
Maltese: qamħ m
Polish: kukurydza f
Russian: к�к���за (kukurúza) f
Serbian:
:Cyrillic: к�к���з#Serbian|к�к���з m
:Roman: kukuruz#Serbian|kukuruz m
Spanish: maíz m
Swedish: majs c
Telugu: మ������న�న (mokkajonna)
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trans-top|the fruits of a cereal crop
Arabic: ARchar|ذرة (ðora) f
Dutch: koren n, graan n
Finnish: vehnä
German: Weizen m
trans-mid
Hebrew: ��� (dagan) m
Ido: cerealo
Russian: зе�но (zernó) n
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See also
barley
cereal
grain
maize
oats
rye
wheat

Verb
en-verb

1. context|US|Canada To granulate - form a substance into grains.
2. context|US|Canada To preserve using coarse salt, e.g. Corned beef.
3. context|US|Canada To provide with corn (typically maize) for feed. e.g. Corn the horses.

Etymology 2
From OF. corn "horn" (modern: corne)

Noun
en-noun

1. A callus on the foot.

Translations
trans-top|callus
German: Hühnerauge n
Italian: callo m, durone m
trans-mid
Maltese: kallu m
Russian: мозол� (mozól�) f
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Etymology 3
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Noun
en-noun|-

1. context|US|Canada Something (e.g. acting, humour, music, or writing) which is deemed old-fashioned or intended to induce emotion (Adjective: corny).<ref>cite web | title Corn (emotion) | publisher Cambridge University Press | work Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary | urlhttp://dictionary.cambridge.org/define.asp?key17186&dictCALD</ref>

References
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Category:Grains
Category:Plants
Category:Vegetables

Irish

Noun
corn m

1. horn (as a musical instrument)

Declension
ga noun m1|c|orn|oirn

Category:Irish nouns

Old English

Etymology
Germanic *kurnan, from Indo-European *g�r̥h�-no- �grain�.

Germanic cognates: Old Frisian korn, Old Saxon korn (Dutch koren), Old High German korn (German Korn), Old Norse korn (Swedish korn), Gothic �����.

Indo-European cognates: Latin granum|gr�num, Old Church Slavonic з��но (Russian зе�но), Lithuanian žirnis|žìrnis, Old Irish grán (Welsh grawn).

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-corn.ogg|Audio (US)

IPA|/koɹn/

Noun
corn n

1. corn#English|corn, a grain or seed

#:Hie wæron benumene ægðer ge ðæs ceapes ge ðæs cornes: they were deprived both of cattle and of corn. (AS Chronicle)

1. a cornlike pimple, a corn on the foot

Category:Old English nouns

Romanian

Pronunciation
IPA|[korn]|lang=ro

Etymology 1
L.|ro cornus

Noun
Image:Cornus_mas_flowers.jpg|thumb|150px|Flowers of the European Cornel; Florile cornului
ro-noun|gendn|plcorni

1. w:European Cornel|European Cornel, scientific name Cornus mas
2. rafter italbrac|of a house

Declension
ro-noun-m|plcorni|defcornul

Etymology 2
L.|ro cornu

Noun
ro-noun|gendn|plcoarne

1. horn

Declension
ro-noun-n|plcoarne|defcornul

Category:ro:Plants

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