Devin Nunes ancestry is Portuguese. Nunes (is Portuguese spelling). If it were Spanish, the name would be Nuñez. The pronunciation is quite different.
Portuguese sounds like Noo-nez
Spanish sounds like Nuhn-yes
The way to write or say Corn to be cut is: "Milho para ser cortado"
Literally translated from Portuguese to English it is: Corn for to be cut.
Should we be looking at the origin of the statement?