panizo

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Late Latin pānīcium, from Latin pānīcum, from pānus (“ear of millet”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /paˈniθo/ [paˈni.θo]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /paˈniso/ [paˈni.so]
• Rhymes: -iθo
• Rhymes: -iso
• Syllabification: pa‧ni‧zo

Noun

panizo m (plural panizos)

1. millet (esp. foxtail millet)
2. maize; corn

Further reading

• “panizo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014