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♦ corn (1) /kɔ:n/n. [u]2 grano; frumento● (in USA) the Corn Belt, la zona del granturco □ corn beef, carne di manzo conservata sotto sale □ ( USA) corn bread, pane di granturco □ (zool.) corn bunting ( Emberiza calandra), strillozzo □ corn chandler, mercante di granaglie □ corn circle = crop circle ► crop □ corn dealer (o corn merchant), grossista in granaglie □ ( USA) corn dog, salsiccia di carne rivestita di pastella di farina di granturco e fritta □ (GB) corn dolly, bambola di paglia intrecciata □ corn ear, pannocchia □ (fin.) the Corn Exchange, la Borsa dei cereali □ corn-fed, nutrito a granturco; (fam. USA) provinciale; rustico □ corn merchant, commerciante in granaglie □ (stor.) the Corn Laws, le leggi protezionistiche sul grano (in GB, nel 1804) □ corn oil, olio di mais □ corn on the cob, pannocchia di granturco arrostita o bollita ( mangiata come primo in GB, come contorno in USA) □ (agric., USA) corn picker, raccoglitrice di mais ( macchina) □ ( USA: negli Stati del Sud) corn pone, pane di granturco non lievitato □ ( USA) corn-pone (attr.), rustico; provinciale □ corn popper, padella per fare il popcorn □ (bot.) corn poppy ( Papaver rhoeas), papavero di campo □ (bot.) corn salad, valerianella; morbidello; dolcetta □ ( USA) corn silk, ► cornsilk □ ( USA) corn shuck ► corn-husk □ ( sci, USA) corn snow, neve rigelatasi dopo il disgelo; neve primaverile □ ( USA) corn syrup, sciroppo di mais □ ( USA) corn whiskey, whisky di mais.corn (2) /kɔ:n/n.callo; durone● corn plaster, cerotto per calli; callifugo □ (fig.) to tread on sb. 's corns, pestare i calli a q.
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corn pone — [ˈko:n pəun US ˈko:rn poun] n [U] [Date: 1800 1900; Origin: pone bread 1600 1700 From an Algonquian language] a kind of American bread made from cornmeal … Dictionary of contemporary English
corn pone — [ kɔrn ,poun ] noun uncount AMERICAN a type of bread made from CORN … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
corn pone — corn′ pone n. Southern U.S. dial. corn bread, esp. of a plain kind … From formal English to slang
corn pone — ☆ corn pone n. Chiefly South a kind of corn bread baked in small oval loaves, or pones … English World dictionary
corn pone — noun South & Midland : corn bread often made without milk or eggs, shaped in irregular ovals by the palm of the hand, and baked or fried on a griddle * * * Southern U.S. corn bread, esp. of a plain or simple kind. [1855 60, Amer.] * * * corn pone … Useful english dictionary
corn-pone — /kawrn pohn /, adj. Usually Disparaging. of or characteristic of an unsophisticated rural person, esp. from the South; hick: a corn pone accent. [1965 70] * * * … Universalium
corn-pone — /kawrn pohn /, adj. Usually Disparaging. of or characteristic of an unsophisticated rural person, esp. from the South; hick: a corn pone accent. [1965 70] … Useful english dictionary
corn pone — noun Date: 1859 Southern & Midland corn bread often made without milk or eggs and baked or fried … New Collegiate Dictionary
corn pone — Southern U.S. corn bread, esp. of a plain or simple kind. [1855 60, Amer.] * * * … Universalium
corn pone — noun (U) a kind of American bread made from corn meal … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
corn pone — US noun unleavened maize bread, originally as prepared by North American Indians. adjective (cornpone) informal rustic; unsophisticated … English new terms dictionary