millo

Nghĩa

1. (dated,masculine) millet
2. (masculine) maize, corn (plant)
3. (masculine) the grain from maize

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Phát âm là (IPA)

[ˈmiʎʊ]

Từ nguyên

Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese milho, from Latin milium (“millet”). In the 17th-19th century the name passed to be applied to a new crop, the American maize, whilst millet became known as millo miúdo (literally “little maize”). Compare Portuguese milho.