Topic: Portuguese

"Nós comemos milho."

Translation:We eat corn.

May 1, 2013

6 Comments

https://www.duolingo.com/bemljj
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does anyone know when it is maize, and when it is corn?

May 1, 2013
https://www.duolingo.com/Paulenrique
Mod

    You can use both... corn also means cereal..

    May 1, 2013
    https://www.duolingo.com/G.P.Niers

      I think maize should also be acceptable in this case, but I'm not a native English speaker, so I'm not quite 100% sure.

      May 2, 2013
      https://www.duolingo.com/Paulenrique
      Mod

        Yup... it depends on the region... http://www.ochef.com/answers/1631.htm

        May 2, 2013
        https://www.duolingo.com/fqsama

          I wrote maize and it was marked wrong for some reason

          June 26, 2013
          https://www.duolingo.com/SamaraR

            me too

            July 20, 2013
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