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sweetcorn

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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sweet·corn /ˈswiːtkɔːn $ -kɔːrn/ noun [uncountable]  British EnglishHBPDF the soft yellow seeds from maize that are cooked and eaten 甜玉米粒 SYN American English corn
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sweetcornWaistliner - combine cottage cheese, diced red pepper and sweetcorn. 7.It is most commonly known to affect brown rice and sweetcorn during cooking.Also try their tuna and sweetcorn quiche made with shortcrust pastry at £1.39.The alternatives are up to a pint of seed bait, such as sweetcorn, a pint of casters, etc.Cook sweetcorn and broccoli in a small amount of salted boiling water.Drain sweetcorn and broccoli and transfer all ingredients to the salad bowl.Mix with 90g of sweetcorn, 2 diced red peppers and 3 tablespoons of Weight Watchers from Heinz Mayonnaise.When cool, add the tuna, sweetcorn and parsley and season to taste.
sweet·corn nounChineseSyllable
soft seeds the that and are cooked from yellow maize Corpus


sweetcorn
sweetcorn /ˈswiːtkɔːn $ -kɔːrn/ noun [uncountable]
British English the soft yellow seeds from maize that are cooked and eaten
   SYN  corn American English


sweet·cornBrE /ˈswiːtkɔːn/ 🔊NAmE /ˈswiːtkɔːrn/ 🔊 (NAmE also corn) noun [uncountable]
the yellow seeds of a type of maize (corn) plant, also called sweetcorn, which grow on thick stems and are cooked and eaten as a vegetable (甜)玉米粒(BrE) tinned sweetcorn甜玉米粒罐头   see also corn on the cob