earnounfeminine/iʃˈpiɡɐ/mediumes·pi·gaPortuguesEnglishEspanolFrancaisDefinitionCharacteristic inflorescence of cereals such as wheat or corn, where the grains are grouped.The fields were golden with ripe wheat ears.He picked a corn cob to show the children.synearcobCommon collocationswheat earcorn cobharvest the earEtymologyDo latim 'spica'.Related wordsespigalespigãoespigueiro