millet

Significado (Inglés)

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

Conceptos

mijo

mijo limpio

millo

Sinónimos

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

Traducciones

mil

millet

Hirse

gierst

κεχρί

mill

miglio

milhete

darı

akdarı

milium

دخن

Panicum miliaceum

painço

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈmɪlɪt/

Etimología (Inglés)

Heredado de inglés medio: -

Cognado con griego antiguo: μελίνη

Cognado con lituano: málnos

In summary

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”). Not related to مِلَّة (milla).