mazorca

1. spadiko (de maíz, de cacao) 2. spindelo (de lino, etc.) 3. Fig. Amé. kamarilo de diktatoro.

(fruto en espiga densa) (culinary, US) ear of corn n

  (culinary, UK) ear of maize
  (ear: hard core) cob
  (US) corncob
 Merendamos una mazorca de maíz asada.
 ⓘ We're going to eat a roasted ear of corn as a snack.

Additional Translations Spanish English mazorca nf (bobina del huso) (wool, on spindle) cop n

 Hay que cambiar la mazorca cada vez que alcance este tamaño.
 You need to wind off the cop each time that it reaches that size.

mazorca nf (personas: grupo íntimo) close-knit adj

   peas in a pod expr
   clique, coterie n
 Juan y su familia son como una mazorca.
 Juan's family is very close-knit.

mazorca nf CL (agrupación secreta represora) (terrorist group) Mazorca n

 Entre 1835 y 1855, la Mazorca se dedicó a asesinar a los opositores al régimen en Chile.
 Between 1835 and 1855, the Mazorca devoted itself to the assassination of opponents of the regime in Chile.

mazorca nf (baya del cacao) (cocoa) pod n

 Retiró la mazorca y asó el cacao.
 He removed the pod, and roasted the cocoa beans.

mazorca nf (parte de barrote) (railing) spindle, baluster shaft n

 La barandilla que protegía el balcón fue adornada con cintas en cada mazorca.
 The railing surrounding the balcony was ornamented with ribbons on each spindle (or: baluster shaft).
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