🇬🇧🇪🇸 sweetcorn - maíz tierno : English Lesson
noun
Meaning of "sweetcorn" ("maíz tierno"), detailed definition, and a short video lesson below.
Sweetcorn is a vegetable that grows on a tall green plant, with a big cob covered in rows of soft, yellow, juicy kernels that you can eat, usually cooked and sometimes with butter.
The magician pulled sweetcorn out of his hat, and the rabbit looked offended because that was supposed to be his job.
I sneezed while eating sweetcorn and accidentally shared my vegetables with half the table.
The sweetcorn tried to escape my fork by rolling away, but it only made it as far as my other hand.
When Mom said, “Eat your vegetables,” the sweetcorn pointed at the peas and whispered, “Eat them first.”
Sweetcorn is actually a type of corn picked when it’s young and extra sweet, which is why those juicy yellow kernels taste like vegetables trying to be candy.
At the market, Ella bought a fresh sweetcorn with a green husk. She pulled back the husk to reveal neat yellow rows of sweetcorn kernels on the cob. She boiled the sweetcorn, spread butter on the sweetcorn, and let steam rise. She bit a kernel; sweet juice ran down her chin. The sweetcorn made her laugh.
🧑🎓 CEFR Level: C2 Proficient
This word is at the C2 level, which means it represents the highest mastery of English. It’s often used in specialized or highly formal contexts and helps you communicate with precision and subtlety, much like a native speaker.
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