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millet
(mɪlɪt)
Word forms: plural millets
variable noun
Millet is a cereal crop that is grown for its seeds or for hay.
millet in British English
(ˈmɪlɪt)
noun
▶ Related adjective: miliary1.
a cereal grass, Setaria italica, cultivated for grain and animal fodder
2.
a.
an East Indian annual grass, Panicum miliaceum, cultivated for grain and forage, having pale round shiny seeds
b.
the seed of this plant
3.
any of various similar or related grasses, such as pearl millet and Indian millet
Word origin
C14: via Old French from Latin milium; related to Greek melinē milletMillet in British English
(French milɛ)
noun
Jean François (ʒɑ̃ frɑ̃swa). 1814–75, French painter of the Barbizon school, noted for his studies of peasants at work
Millet in American English
(mɪˈleɪ; French miˈjɛ; miˈlɛ)
Jean Franˈçois (ʒɑ̃fʀɑ̃ˈswa) 1814-75; Fr. painter
millet in American English
(ˈmɪlɪt)
noun
1.
a.
a cereal grass (Panicum miliaceum) whose small grain is used for food in Europe and Asia
b.
the grain
2.
any of several other similar grasses or their seed, as foxtail millet and pearl millet
Word origin
ME milet < MFr, dim. of mil < L milium, millet < IE *melēi-, var. of base *mel-, to grind > mill1, Gr melinē, milletImage ofmillet
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British English: millet NOUN
Millet is a cereal crop that is grown for its seeds or for hay.
- American English: millet
- Brazilian Portuguese: milhete
- Chinese: 粟
- European Spanish: mijo
- French: millet
- German: Hirse
- Italian: miglio
- Japanese: 雑穀
- Korean: 수수
- European Portuguese: milhete
- Latin American Spanish: mijo
related words
related adjective miliary
Nearby words ofmillet
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