Why are the words
[「とうもろこし」](https://japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/17398/%E3%83%88%E3%82%A6%E3%83%A2%E3%83%AD%E3%82%B3%E3%82%B7-why-
kana-what-is-the-etymology) and 「とうきび」 so commonly used in Hokkaido, whereas
「コーン」 seems to be more commonly used on the other islands of Japan?
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Why are the words 「とうもろこし」 and 「とうきび」 used more commonly in Hokkaido than 「コーン」?
As a main islander, I can assure you that almost no one down here would call a
whole ear of corn コーン. We actually use とうもろこし for that 99% of the time .

What we call コーン in Honshu are:

**_Corn "kernels" sold canned or frozen, corn as a side dish, corn as a
topping on pizza or ramen, etc._**

I have been to Hokkaido 12-13 times, but my impression is that this is not any
different up there except for the fact that quite a few Dosanko call an ear of
corn とうきび instead of とうもろこし.

「[道産子]{どさんこ}」 means "Hokkaido person(s)".
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