corny

BrE /ˈkɔːrni/ AmE /ˈkɔːrni/

adjective en → es

1 UNORIGINAL [attributive, predicative] B2

not original or interesting; old-fashioned and not clever

anticuado, sin gracia, cursi

  • a corny joke/story

Collocations corny jokes · corny songs

  • The movie was full of corny jokes.

    La película estaba llena de chistes anticuados.

2 SUGAR [attributive] B1

made from or containing sugar; sweet and sticky

dulce, azucarado, endulzado

  • corn syrup

Collocations corn syrup · corn sugar

  • The recipe calls for corn syrup.

    La receta pide jarabe de maíz.