millet en · NOUN · etymology 1
Pronunciation
- /ˈmɪlɪt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- (Southern-England) audio
- /ˈmɪlət/ (General-American)
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).
Meanings
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(countable, uncountable) Any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food, widely cultivated in the developing world.
[…] Tobias said, ‘Don't bother. Elena's allergic to all known food groups. The only thing she eats here is seasoned millet and rainwater they bring down from Vermont in a zinc can.’
1991, Douglas Coupland, “Adventure without risk is Disneyland”, in Generation X, New York: St. Martin's Press, →OCLC, page 155:
- (countable, specifically, uncountable) Common millet, in particular of species Panicum miliaceum.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| millets | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
gray millet · shama millet Echinochloa colona) · Polish millet · finger millet · Japanese millet · burgu millet · hog millet · native millet · little millet · common millet · Chinese millet · African millet · Indian millet · bulrush millet · Japanese barnyard millet · millet grass · kodo millet · Indian barnyard millet · proso millet · milletgrass · broomcorn millet · broomtail millet · black millet · foxtail millet · coracan millet · adlay millet · wood millet · Australian millet · Siberian millet · pearl millet · barnyard millet · white millet · milletmeal · millet butterflyfish · Guinea millet · wild foxtail millet · millet skipper · fonio millet · great millet · browntop millet · German millet · water millet · sawa millet · Italian millet · red millet
Hyponyms
Digitaria exilis (food grains) · Setaria italica (food grains) · Echinochloa (food grains) · Urochloa ramosa (food grains) · Coix lacryma-jobi (food grains) · Cenchrus americanus (food grains) · Eleusine coracana (food grains) · Paspalum scrobiculatum (food grains) · Sorghum (food grains) · Urochloa ramosa (food grains) · Panicum sumatrense (food grains) · Panicum miliaceum (food grains) · Eragrostis tef (food grains) · Urochloa deflexa (food grains)
Translations (116)
es mijo (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food) · gl paínzo (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food) · az darı (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food) · mn шар будаа (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food) · es panizo (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food) · io milieto (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food) · it miglio (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food) · vec méjo (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food) · tl dawa (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food) · alt тараан (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food) · sw mtama (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food) · kk тары (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food) · sv hirs (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food) · fa ارزن (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food) · ja 黍 (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food) · dta shijim (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food) · aqc тӏукӏ (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food) · hy կորեկ (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food) · kim дараа (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food) · kpv проса (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food) · be пшано́ (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food) · txb yap (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food) · gl millote (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food) · hi बाजरा (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food) · pt painço (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food) · mk просо (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food) · sva ფეტუ̂ (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food) · is hirsi (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food) · tsg dawa (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food) · ur باجرا (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food) · pa ਬਾਜਰਾ (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food) · ar دَخْن (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food) · mnc ᠵᡝ (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food) · es millo (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food) · sdh ھەرزەن (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food) · he דֹּחַן (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food) · ka ფეტვი (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food) · ba тары (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food) · tab дукӏ (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food) · sh про̏со (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food) · yi הירזש (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food) · sh prȍso (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food) · dsb pšoso (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food) · tr akdarı (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food) · dta pisgee (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food) · fr millet (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food) · cy miled (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food) · ru пшено́ (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food) · no hirse (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food) · cs proso (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food) · fo hirsi (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food) · fa الم (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food) · ko 기장 (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food) · fi hirssi (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food) · uk пшоно́ (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food) · udm тари (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food) · ro mei (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food) · rup melj (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food) · sk proso (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food) · mi mirete (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food) · pt milhete (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food) · jv ꦗꦸꦮꦮꦸꦠ꧀ (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food) · alt тару (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food) · bg просо́ (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food) · pt milheto (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food) · gl millo miúdo (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food) · ta வரகு (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food) · ckb ھەرزن (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food) · sq mel (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food) · sl prosó (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food) · ary إيلان (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food) · oc melh (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food) · uk про́со (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food) · da hirse (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food) · nl gierst (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food) · grc κέγχρος (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food) · kmr herzin (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food) · txb lyekṣye (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food) · el κεχρί (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food) · pdt Hieezh (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food) · dsb jałki (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food) · my ပြောင်း (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food) · xmf ფატი (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food) · de Hirse (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food) · lzz ფატი (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food) · fr mil (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food) · ca mill (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food) · es borona (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food) · pms mei (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food) · tr darı (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food) · dsb jaglicki (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food) · grc πάσπαλος (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food) · la milium (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food) · xdq мичи́ (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food) · os йӕуу (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food) · dta nariem (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food) · wa milet (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food) · ur باجرہ (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food) · qu mihu (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food) · eu artatxiki (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food) · ota داری (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food) · dlm mail (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food) · mhr тар (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food) · dsb jagły (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food) · fur mei (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food) · be про́са (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food) · ru про́со (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food) · ga muiléad (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food) · rup meljiu (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food) · hu köles (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food) · vi kê (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food) · cmn 小米 (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food) · bo ཁྲེ (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food) · myv суро (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food) · pl proso (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food) · eo milio (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food)