Meaning of maize | Babel Free
[màjzɛ]Definitions
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bread (foodstuff, baked from wheat, rye, sometimes corn) declension-5, feminine
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locative singular of maize feminine, form-of, locative, singular
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bread dough declension-5, feminine
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cereals, cereal grains, especially rye, wheat declension-5, feminine, poetic
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food, nutrition declension-5, feminine, figuratively
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essential, necessary element declension-5, feminine, figuratively
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livelihood, means of supporting oneself; work declension-5, feminine, figuratively
Examples
“kviešu, rudzu maize”
wheat, rye bread
“neraudzēta maize”
unleavened bread
“maizes klaips, šķēle”
loaf, slice of bread
“maizes garoza”
bread crust
“maizes zupa”
bread soup
“cept maizi”
to bake bread
“maizes mīkla”
bread dough
“maizes ceptuve”
bakery (lit. bread baking place)
“maizes veikals”
bakery (lit. bread shop)
“maizes krāsns”
bread oven
“apziest maizi ar sviestu”
spread butter on bread
“ēst maizi ar desu”
to eat bread with sausage
“focaccia ir viena no populārākajām itāļu maizēm”
focaccia is one of the most popular Italian breads
“mīcīt maizi”
to knead bread
“maize rūgst”
the bread (dough) is fermenting
“priecīgākā diena, kad klētī sāk smaržot jaunā maize”
joyful day, when the barn starts to smell like new bread (= wheat)
“viņš var ēst tēva maizi bez kādām rūpēm”
he can eat his father's bread without any worries
“metāls ir rūpniecības maize”
metal is the bread of industry
“J. Vītols bija atradis darbu un maizi Pēterpilī”
J. Vītols had found work and bread in Pēterpils (St. Petersburg)
“ja kāds aiziet citā maizē: zinātnieka vai inženiera, vai mākslinieka maizē...”
if someone goes into another bread (= profession): the scientific or engineering, or the artistic bread (= profession)...
CEFR level
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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