koruza

Slovene

Etymology

Since 1789 (O. Gutsmann's Deutsch-windisches Wörterbuch, in Bohorič orthographic form korusa), a haplological shortening from Serbo-Croatian kukùruz (cf. kúmara vs. kukùmar), further origin unknown.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /kɔrùːza/

Noun

korúza f

maize (corn; a type of grain of the species Zea mays)

Inflection

Feminine, a-stem
nominative	korúza
genitive	korúze
	singular
nominative	korúza
accusative	korúzo
genitive	korúze
dative	korúzi
locative	korúzi
instrumental	korúzo

Synonyms

kúkarica, túrščica (dialectal)