kaffir corn

Signification (Anglais)

The cultivated species of sorghum, Sorghum bicolor, used as a food for people and animals and in ethanol production.

Concepts

sorgho

sorgho commun

sorghum bicolor

Synonymes

kaffir

great millet

kafir corn

Sorghum bicolor

corn

🌽

sorghum

Traductions

Sorghum bicolor var. caffrorum

elica

saggina

Sorghum bicolor

sorgo coltivato

kafir

sorgo

Étymologie (Anglais)

This name for sorghum is probably connected with both the distinction of Muslim versus non-Muslim and the distinction of sub-Saharan Black race versus other race; the history of usage of the word kaffir includes derogation, depending on time and place. For more information, see kaffir cabbage and see the Wikipedia article on kaffir as a racial term.