mazorca

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic مَاسُورَة (māsūra).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /maˈθoɾka/ [maˈθoɾ.ka] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• IPA^(key): /maˈsoɾka/ [maˈsoɾ.ka] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -oɾka
• Syllabification: ma‧zor‧ca

Noun

mazorca f (plural mazorcas)

1. cob (of corn)
   • 1973, “Alegría”, performed by Elia y Elizabeth:

     Alegría con coco y anis / Bollo limpio / Bollo de yuca y de mazorca

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Further reading

• “mazorca”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 24th edition, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 30 October 2026