At the festival of the god Teutleco the Aztecs made "de harina de maizun montecillo muy tupido de la forma de un queso.
Harina de maiz azul" is used by Mexicans in their religious ceremonies, especially those connected with the water deities.
Maiz upon the ground for the horses to tread upon.
The individuals from Isla de Maiz Grande were shot on 30 June as they flew from small caves and crevices in rocky outcrops on the south end of the island.
Our specimens from Isla del Maiz Grande inexplicably agree rather closely in size (average but slightly smaller) with specimens of M.
Thus they abide in these Quarters, all the Winter long, till the Time approach for planting their Maiz and other Fruits.
He brought us some Indian Maiz and Peas, which are of a reddish Colour, and eat well, yet colour the Liquor they are boil'd in, as if it were a Lixivium of red Tartar.
All the nations whom I have known, and who inhabit from the sea as far as the Illinois, and even farther, which is a space of about fifteen hundred miles, carefully cultivate the maiz corn, which they make their principal subsistence.
In their meals they content themselves with maiz prepared various ways, and sometimes they use fish and flesh.
These are so familiar that they will come out of the woods, will enter the houses, and sit within two yards of the people of the house, if they do not make any motion; and there they will feed on any maiz within their reach.
A light and black earth agrees much better with the Maiz than a strong and rich one.
From Maiz they make a strong and agreeable beer; and they likewise distil brandy from it.
Maiz de padus; with small ears, of eight rows, and the most unimportant of all the varieties raised in the country.
Maiz tardio, or, de riego; the most productive of all varieties, and that which is cultivated around the city of Mexico, and in many moist regions.
Maiz cuarentino; or quarentine corn; better known in Mexico under the name of maiz tremes, or, olote colorado, which ripens quickly and may be planted in the coldest parts of Mexico.
In the first mode of cultivation the Maiz tardio, is sown, and it is usually found to be the most productive.
The Mapulcanas, Cataicanas, Caramiguais, Panguais, and Zapoteros live near the Salinas, which are between the Cerro del Maiz and the sea.
May: and from Culiacan vntill I came thither, I could not helpe my selfe, saue onely with a great quantitie of bread of Maiz: for seeing the Maiz in the fieldes were not yet ripe, I was constrained to leaue them all behind me.
But it pleased God that the Indians yeelded themselues vnto vs, and that this citie was taken: and such store of Maiz was found therein, as our necessitie required.
It pleased God that wee gate some small quantitie of Maiz with this traffique, whereby certaine Indians were relieued and some Spanyards.
But it pleased God that the Indians yeelded themselues vnto vs, and that this citie was taken: and such store of Maiz was found there in, as our necessitie required.
And by the way as they returned backe they had much adoe to find Maiz to eate: for where they had passed, the countrey was destroyed: and some little Maiz that was left the Indians had hidden.
They sow and gather their Maiz euery one their seuerall crop.
The next day the Christians went to the towne, which was without people: they tooke as much Maiz as they needed.
And this maizis common in all the Islandes and West Indies from the Antiles forward.
They found much Maiz laid vp in store, and French beanes, and walnuts, and prunes, great store of all sorts.
The Indians of Minoya, during the time that they were there, came to serue them (being driuen thereunto by necessity) that of the Maiz which they had taken from them they would bestow some crummes vpon them.
There was along the Riuer some townes well stored with Maiz and French Beanes.
We found that which was tolde vs to be true: for themaiz was now ripe: but by this good lucke one shrewde turne happened vnto me.
They dig their ground with an instrument of wood which is fashioned like a broad mattocke, wherewith they digge their Vines in France, they put two graines of Maiz together.
From Guaxule your Lordship sent vnto me, that I should prepare Maiz for you in this towne for two moneths: Here I haue for you 20.
And that they well shewed assoone as I was come, and that I had distributed that little maiz among them, which I had giuen to ech man, before I came out of the barke: for they eate it before they had taken it out of the huske.
It is so troublesome to grind their Maiz, that there were many that would rather not eate it, then grind it: and did eate the Maiz parched and sodden.
In Guaxule, and all that way was very little Maiz: The Gouernour sent from thence an Indian with a message to the Cacique of Chiaha, to desire him to gather some Maiz thither, that he might rest a few daies in Chiaha.
There was in the barnes, and in the fields, great store of Maiz and French Beanes: The Country was greatly inhabited with many great townes, and many sowne fields, which reach from the one to the other.
At my departure from thence I passed backe againe by Enecaque, where I gathered as much maiz as I could possibly: which with great diligence I conueied to our Fort to succour my poore men, which I had left in great necessitie.
The horsemen carried their Maiz on their horses, and the footemen at their sides; because the Indians that were for seruice, with their miserable life that they lead that winter, being naked and in chaines, died for the most part.
At the time when the Maiz is gathered, it is all carried into a common house, where it is distributed to euery man according to his qualitie.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "maiz" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
