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corn on the cob

Noun CEFR C2

Definitions

Cooked ears of corn (maize, specifically sweet corn).

uncountable, usually

Equivalents

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Examples

“[…] we ate grilled corn on the cob from street vendors in the colonnades.”
“Every day I ordered a salad, two corns on the cob, and some vegetable stirfry (which wasn’t too bad, but also had to be rinsed), but the bulk of my meal would be fruit.”

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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See also

corn oyster corn parsley corn planthopper corn planting moon corn plaster corn pone

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