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Dutch
Alternative forms
Etymology
Compound of mais (“corn, mais”) + brand (“fire”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈmɑi̯s.brɑnt/, /ˈmaːi̯s.brɑnt/
- Hyphenation: mais‧brand
Noun
maisbrand m (uncountable)
- the fungus Ustilago maydis, which infects mais and teosinte
- the disease corn smut causes by it, characterised by edible galls (tumors), which are known in Mexico as the delicacy huitlacoche.