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durra

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • rhymes with -ʊəɹə

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noun

Meaning 1

A kind of millet, a variety of sorghum; Indian millet (Sorghum bicolor).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

sorghums of dry regions of Asia and North Africa

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: doura, dourah, Egyptian corn, Indian millet, Guinea corn

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: grain sorghum

History

Etymology

From Arabic ذُرَة (ḏura).