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panizo

Spanish, noun/paˈniθo/

panizo is a Spanish masculine noun meaning “millet (esp. foxtail millet)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “(Setaria italica) Planta herbácea anual, gramínea, con varios tallos de hasta un metro de altura que produce…”.

What does panizo mean in English?

noun

  1. 1

    masculinemillet (esp. foxtail millet)

  2. 2

    masculinemaize; corn

Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How Spanish dictionaries define it

noun: 1. (Setaria italica) Planta herbácea anual, gramínea, con varios tallos de hasta un metro de altura que produce un grano utilizado en la alimentación humana y animal. 2. Grano producido por la planta llamada panizo (Setaria italica). 3. Nombre dado en algunas partes al maíz. 4. Yacimiento o criadero mineral.

The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.

Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of panizo

  • panizos plural

Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce panizo?

  • /paˈniθo/
  • [paˈni.θo]
  • /paˈniso/

Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

English words that translate to panizo

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

How common is panizo in Spanish?

panizo appears about once in every 9 million words in written Spanish.

Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).