bāogǔ

包谷

Word · NounTraditional苞谷

corn; maize

Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma

Meanings

1 sense · 2 examples
1.

noun

corn; maize

dialect

A regional or dialectal term for corn, common in parts of northern and southwestern China.

Jīn今
nián年
dì地
li里
de的
bāo苞
gǔ谷
zhǎng长
de得
tè特
bié别
hǎo好
 。

The corn in the field grew especially well this year.

Wǒ我
men们
qù去
shì市
chǎng场
shang上
mǎi买
xiē些
xīn新
bāo苞
gǔ谷
huí回
lái来
zhǔ煮
zhe着
chī吃
 。

Let's go to the market to buy some fresh corn to boil and eat.