Dec 4, 2006 18:35
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OK, this is a gloss for ESPIGA.
Do you think it should be:
"ear of corn (/maize?)"?
Or are there other ESPIGAS that I don't know about?!
:)
Do you think it should be:
"ear of corn (/maize?)"?
Or are there other ESPIGAS that I don't know about?!
:)
Proposed translations
(English)
| 4 | ear of corn |
Carla Queiro (X)
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| 4 | 'was a plant spike' |
Muriel Vasconcellos (X)
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Proposed translations
2 hrs
Selected
ear of corn
I wouldn't include the maize in brackets just ear of corn is sufficient.
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Note added at 2 hrs (2006-12-04 20:54:10 GMT)
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Sorry Matt, I led you astray.
Espiga - spike, ear (of corn, wheat, etc.); a flower spike; (Bot.) spadix; a tneon of other pluglike piece; a hangnail; a nuisance, annoyance, bore; trick, deception
According to Webster's Port-Eng dictionary.
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Note added at 2 hrs (2006-12-04 20:55:49 GMT)
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Not tneon but tenon
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Note added at 2 hrs (2006-12-04 20:54:10 GMT)
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Sorry Matt, I led you astray.
Espiga - spike, ear (of corn, wheat, etc.); a flower spike; (Bot.) spadix; a tneon of other pluglike piece; a hangnail; a nuisance, annoyance, bore; trick, deception
According to Webster's Port-Eng dictionary.
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Note added at 2 hrs (2006-12-04 20:55:49 GMT)
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Not tneon but tenon
4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer.
Comment: "Actually, I think you're right on with "ear of corn". Thanks!"
5 hrs
Muriel Vasconcellos (X)
United States
Native in English
Specializes in field
Related KudoZ points
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2542
'was a plant spike'
My Michaelis dictionary shows a plant spike that is not an ear of corn. See definitions of "spike" below:
# ear: fruiting spike of a cereal plant especially corn
# (botany) an indeterminate inflorescence bearing sessile flowers on an unbranched axis
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=define:spike&btnG=Googl...
# ear: fruiting spike of a cereal plant especially corn
# (botany) an indeterminate inflorescence bearing sessile flowers on an unbranched axis
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=define:spike&btnG=Googl...
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