kukuruz

Etymology
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Noun

 * 1)  Maize.

Etymology
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First attested as kukuruza 'buckwheat, Fagopyrum' in 17th-century 's Gazophylacium. Actual maize was introduced to Croatia from Southern Europe around 1611, and soon spread further into Balkans. In modern form and meaning since 1727

Noun

 * 1) corn
 * 2) maize