Columbus ’ son Ferdinand wrote that his father saw a grain “that they call maize and is most tasty, boiled, roasted, or ground into flour. ”
وقد ذكر ابنه فرديناند ان اباه رأى حبّة « تُدعى الذرة لذيذة الطعم اذا طُبخت او شُويت او طُحنت دقيقا » .‏