chibage
/t͡ʃiɓaɡ̤é/

English translation: maize
: 1. A cereal plant, Zea Mays, of the grass family; the Indian corn.

2. The grain produced by the maize ; Indian corn.

It appears in market either in the ear(i. e., on the cob) or shelled (i. e., removed from the cob). It is a highly nutritious food, starchy matter predominating in it. As human food it is used in various forms.The immature kernels (green corn), boiled, form an excellent vegetable, and in this state maize is largely preserved by canning. Of late years maize has been extensively manufactured into glucose. Maize is said to furnish food to a larger part of the human race than any other grain except rice. Maize is a staple food in Zimbabwe. It is also much used for fattening cattle and swine, as well as for horses. An enormous amount is consumed in the manufacture of spirits; it is the principal grain distilled in the United States, maize was found in cultivation over a great part of America on its discovery, and was rapidly diffused throughout the world wherever the climate was suitable to it.

English translation: corn
: The plants which produce corn, when growing in the field; the stalks and ears, or the stalks, ears, and seeds, after reaping and before thrashing.

Demonstrative determiners example
Shona	English
chibage ichi	this maize
chibage icho	that maize

last updated: Thursday, October 24, 2019 at 10:29:00 AM Central European Summer Time

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