durra en · NOUN
Etymology
From Arabic ذُرَة (ḏura).
Meanings
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(uncountable, usually) A kind of millet, a variety of sorghum; Indian millet (Sorghum bicolor).
The moonlight boy told me that it was soon time to gather the durra harvest.
2019, Marlon James, Black Leopard, Red Wolf, Hamish Hamilton, page 24:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| dhurra | alternative | lexicographic | |
| dhoorra | alternative | lexicographic | |
| doura | alternative | lexicographic | |
| dura | alternative | lexicographic | |
| dhourra | alternative | lexicographic | |
| durras | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| dhoora | alternative | lexicographic | |
| dhurran | alternative | lexicographic |