Spanish word

choclo

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈtʃoklo/

Meaning

  • masculine nouncorn

Example

¿Dónde venden choclo fresco?

Where can you buy fresh corn?

Illustration for choclo (corn)

More examples

Me gusta el choclo cocido con mantequilla.

I like corn cooked with butter.

Core concept

Starchy, large-kernel corn cob.

Common phrases

  • choclo fresco

    fresh corn

  • mazorca de choclo

    ear of corn

  • granos de choclo

    corn kernels

Similar words

maíz: Is cultivated maize grown on farms for grain, flour, and seed.
elote: Appears as corn-on-the-cob cooked and sold by vendors, often served hot with toppings.
mazorca: Is the ear or cob of corn, the compact spike that bears rows of kernels.

Definition in Spanish

Tipo de maíz con granos carnosos y grandes, usado en platos andinos y consumido como mazorca entera.

Word origin

Borrowed from Quechua choklo (or chukllu), where it designated the cob or variety with fleshy kernels and then entered regional Spanish.

Usage tips

  • In markets and recipes, choclo implies big, less-sweet kernels used whole in Andean dishes like humitas or mote, not the small sweet kernels often sold canned in English-speaking cooking.

Other meanings

  • ear of cornnoun

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