noun

sweetcorn

Translation

sweet corn

I love eating sweetcorn on the cob.

I love eating sweet corn on the cob.

We can add some tinned sweetcorn to the salad.

We can add some canned sweet corn to the salad.

((sweet corn)) as an uncountable noun Do you like sweet corn?

Synonyms: maize (more formal/scientific)

A compound word from 'sweet' + 'corn', describing a variety of corn with high sugar content. Often written as two words in US English.

Just break it down: it's a type of 'corn' that is notably 'sweet'. The name is a literal description, making it simple to recall.