MAIS
MAIS is a Cebuano word. In English, it means...
mais n {1} maize, the corn plant or any part of it.
{1a} bugas corn grits.
Mahal na ang prisyu sa bugas mais karun, The price of corn grits has increased.
v [A1] have corn grits as ones staple food.
Nagmais lang mi kay barátu man kay sa humay, We had corn grits as our staple food because it is cheaper than rice.
-an, ka-an, -al n cornfield.
v [A1; a12] have a cornfield.
maismáis n {1} ornamental plant similar to the corn plant, and growing up to 3: Dracaena sanderiana and D.
fragrans.
{2} folding knife with a handle that is made of sheet metal, molded into the form of an ear of corn.
{3} name given to the largest species of flying fish (bangsi).
-un = maismáis, 3.
{1a} bugas corn grits.
Mahal na ang prisyu sa bugas mais karun, The price of corn grits has increased.
v [A1] have corn grits as ones staple food.
Nagmais lang mi kay barátu man kay sa humay, We had corn grits as our staple food because it is cheaper than rice.
-an, ka-an, -al n cornfield.
v [A1; a12] have a cornfield.
maismáis n {1} ornamental plant similar to the corn plant, and growing up to 3: Dracaena sanderiana and D.
fragrans.
{2} folding knife with a handle that is made of sheet metal, molded into the form of an ear of corn.
{3} name given to the largest species of flying fish (bangsi).
-un = maismáis, 3.