millet

Signification (Anglais)

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.

Concepts

mil

millet

maïs

🌽

tige

petit mil

blé

gros mil

céréale

Synonymes

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

Traductions

Hirse

mijo

gierst

κεχρί

mill

miglio

milhete

darı

milium

akdarı

Panicum miliaceum

دخن

painço

miglio mondato

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈmɪlɪt/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Hérité de moyen anglais: -

Appartenant à grec ancien: μελίνη

Appartenant à lituanien: 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).