copos de maíz
/kopos de maiθ/from spelling rules
The English phrase 'corn flakes' is translated into Spanish as copos de maíz.
copos de maíz refers to the breakfast cereal made from toasted flakes of corn. You may also use the more general term cereales de maíz to refer to various corn-based breakfast cereals.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is a literal translation where copos means flakes and maíz means corn.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Spain, the equivalent term for 'corn flakes' is copos de maíz. In Mexico, you can refer to them as hojuelas de maíz or hojuelas de cereal.
Did you know?
- In Spanish, the word used for 'flakes' changes depending on the material, using copos for cereal and snow but escamas for fish or skin.
- The word maíz did not originate in Spain, but was borrowed from the Taíno language of the Caribbean.
- While 'flakes' is translated as copos, this same word is used to describe 'snowflakes' in many Spanish-speaking regions.
Examples in context
- Oye, ¿me pasas una caja de CORN FLAKES para el desayuno?Hey, can you pass me a box of CORN FLAKES for breakfast?
- Para desayunar, prefiero tomar un tazón de copos de maíz con yogur.For breakfast, I prefer to have a bowl of corn flakes with yogurt.
- Mi abuelita preparaba un delicioso postre de hojuelas de maíz con miel y canela.My grandmother used to prepare a delicious dessert of corn flakes with honey and cinnamon.
- Para el desayuno, servimos cereal de maíz con frutas frescas.For breakfast, we serve corn flakes with fresh fruit.
- Debemos asegurarnos de comprar CORN FLAKES antes de que se acaben.We must make sure to buy CORN FLAKES before they run out.
- ¿Alguien trae los CORN FLAKES para nuestro brunch?Is anyone bringing the CORN FLAKES for our brunch?
- Compré copos de maíz para el desayuno.I bought corn flakes for breakfast.
- ¿Quieres un poco de copos de maíz con leche?Do you want some corn flakes with milk?
- No me gustan los copos de maíz azucarados.I do not like sugary corn flakes.
Example conversation
Lucía and Alejandro are in the kitchen in the morning.
- LucíaAlejandro, ¿hay copos de maíz en la despensa?Alejandro, are there any corn flakes in the pantry?
- AlejandroSí, Lucía, están en el estante de arriba.Yes, Lucía, they are on the top shelf.
- LucíaPerfecto, voy a preparar un tazón ahora.Perfect, I am going to prepare a bowl now.
- Alejandro¡Qué rico! Yo también quiero un poco.How delicious! I want some too.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
- Word origins: Wiktionary entries de, maíz, CC BY-SA 4.0.
