English Explanatory Dictionary

millet

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food, widely cultivated in the developing world.
  2. Common millet, in particular of species Panicum miliaceum.
noun
  1. A semi-autonomous confessional community under the Ottoman Empire, especially a non-Muslim one.
name
  1. A surname.
  2. A town in Alberta, Canada.

Pronunciation

/ˈmɪlɪt/ /ˈmɪlət/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-millet.wav /ˈmɪlɛt/

Word forms

millet millets

Etymology

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).

Derived words

adlay millet African millet Australian millet barnyard millet black millet broomcorn millet broomtail millet browntop millet bulrush millet burgu millet Chinese millet common millet coracan millet finger millet fonio millet foxtail millet German millet gray millet great millet Guinea millet hog millet Indian barnyard millet Indian millet Italian millet Japanese barnyard millet Japanese millet kodo millet little millet millet butterflyfish milletmeal millet skipper milletgrass millet grass native millet pearl millet Polish millet proso millet red millet sawa millet shama millet Echinochloa colona) water millet white millet wild foxtail millet wood millet
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