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ragi en · NOUN · etymology 1

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɹɑːɡi/

Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi रागी (rāgī).

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) A grain, of species Eleusine coracana, cultivated as a cereal in arid areas of Africa and Asia; finger millet.

Forms

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raggee alternative lexicographic
ragee alternative lexicographic
raggy alternative lexicographic
ragy alternative lexicographic

Synonyms

coracan · caracan millet · finger millet · koracan · African finger millet

ragi en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • /ˈɹɑːɡi/

Etymology

From Malay ragi (“fermenting medium, yeast”), from an Indian language such as Hindi रागी (rāgī, “finger millet”), since finger millet can be fermented. See Etymology 1.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) A type of yeast traditionally used in winemaking, baking, and brewing, now identified as Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
    • 2010, M.J. Robert Nout, Kofi E. Aidoo, 2: Asian Fungal Fermented Food, Martin Hofrichter (volume editor), Karl Esser (editor), The Mycota, Volume X: Industrial Applications, page 49, It is made from cooked gelatinised rice and red pulverised ragi (yeast cake or jui-piang) and fermented for up to 30 days at 25°C.
    • Finely ground and sifted round ragi yeast 3⁄4 tsp 2014, Florence Tan, Florence Tan: Best Nyonya Recipes, page 108:
    • Pound 5 kg of round ragi (yeast) and 5 pieces of thinly sliced ragi into powder. Mix ragi into cooled rice. 2005, Malaysia at Random, Didier Millet, page 30:

Synonyms

ragi yeast