kukurica

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Slovak

Kukurica

Etymology

Derived from Ottoman Turkish قوقوروز (kokoroz); ultimately from Albanian kokërr (pellet, grain).

Pronunciation

Noun

kukurica f (genitive singular kukurice, nominative plural kukurice, genitive plural kukuríc, declension pattern of ulica)

  1. maize, corn

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Further reading

  • kukurica”, in Slovníkový portál Jazykovedného ústavu Ľ. Štúra SAV [Dictionary portal of the Ľ. Štúr Institute of Linguistics, Slovak Academy of Science] (in Slovak), https://slovnik.juls.savba.sk, 2024