コーン

Japanese
コーン (kōn): a cone.

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Borrowing from English cone.[1][2]

Noun

コーン (rōmaji kōn)

  1. a cone
Synonyms

Etymology 2
コーン (kōn): a bowl of corn soup.

Borrowing from English corn.[1][2]

Noun

コーン (rōmaji kōn)

  1. corn, especially loose-kernel corn
Usage notes

Often used in compounds.

The more common term for corn on the cob is トウモロコシ (tōmorokoshi), also spelled in kanji as 玉蜀黍.

Derived terms
Derived terms
  • コーンスープ (kōnsūpu): corn soup
  • コーンスターチ (kōnsutāchi): cornstarch
  • コーンフレークス (kōnfurēkusu): cornflakes

References
  1. 2006, 大辞林 (Daijirin), Third Edition (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Sanseidō, →ISBN
  2. 1988, 国語大辞典（新装版） (Kokugo Dai Jiten, Revised Edition) (in Japanese), Tōkyō: Shogakukan
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