millet

Significat (anglès)

1. Any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food, widely cultivated in the developing world.
2. Common millet, in particular Panicum miliaceum.

Sinònims

sorghum

durra

jowar

foxtail millet

grain

bulrush millet

eleusine

stem of maize

hog millet

bullrush

panic grass

broomcorn millet

rice beer

proso millet

cracked

etc

etc.

grains

wheat

Indian corn

barley

finger millet

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈmɪlɪt/

Etimologia (anglès)

From late Middle English, borrowed from Middle French millet; from Latin milium, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- (“to grind, crush”), see also Ancient Greek μελίνη (melínē, “millet”) and Lithuanian málnos (“millet”).