What does mazorca in Spanish mean?

What is the meaning of the word mazorca in Spanish? The article explains the full meaning, pronunciation along with bilingual examples and instructions on how to use mazorca in Spanish.

The word mazorca in Spanish means ear of corn, cop, pod, spindle, baluster shaft, what goes around comes around, Mazorca. To learn more, please see the details below.

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Meaning of the word mazorca

ear of corn

nombre femenino (fruto en espiga densa) (culinary, US)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Merendamos una mazorca de maíz asada.
We're going to snack on a roasted ear of corn.

cop

nombre femenino (bobina del huso) (wool, on spindle)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
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.

pod

nombre femenino (baya del cacao) (cocoa)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
Retiró la mazorca y asó el cacao.
He removed the pod and roasted the cocoa beans.

spindle, baluster shaft

nombre femenino (parte de barrote) (railing)

(noun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc.)
La barandilla que protegía el balcón fue adornada con cintas en cada mazorca.
The railing surrounding the balcony was adorned with ribbons on each spindle (or: baluster shaft).

what goes around comes around

expresión (AmL, coloquial (recompensa por malos actos)

(verbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end.")
Ahora está tranquilo, pero ya va a ver en unos años: a todo chancho le llega su hora.
Now he's calm, but he'll see in a few years: what goes around comes around.

Mazorca

nombre propio femenino (agrupación secreta represora) (terrorist group)

Entre 1835 y 1855, La Mazorca se dedicó a asesinar a los opositores al régimen en Argentina.
Between 1835 and 1855, the Mazorca was engaged in the assassination of opponents of the regime in Argentina.

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