Phrase guide

pearl millet

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

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noun

Meaning 1

A widely grown millet (Cenchrus americanus, syn. Pennisetum glaucum).

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

tall grass having cattail like spikes; grown in Africa and Asia for its grain and in the United States chiefly for forage; sometimes used in making beer

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bulrush millet, cattail millet, Pennisetum glaucum, Pennisetum Americanum

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: cereal, cereal grass

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

37 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: دُخْن (duḵn) — Pennisetum glaucum
  • Bambara: saɲɔ — Pennisetum glaucum
  • Bihari: बजड़ी — Pennisetum glaucum
  • Bulgarian: перлено просо (perleno proso) — Pennisetum glaucum
  • Dutch: parelgierst — Pennisetum glaucum
  • Finnish: helmisulkahirssi — Pennisetum glaucum
  • Finnish: helmihirssi — Pennisetum glaucum
  • French: millet perle — Pennisetum glaucum
  • French: mil à chandelle — Pennisetum glaucum
  • French: petit mil — Pennisetum glaucum
  • Fula: gawri — Pennisetum glaucum
  • Gujarati: બાજરો (bājro) — Pennisetum glaucum
  • Hausa: gero — Pennisetum glaucum
  • Hausa: maiwa — Pennisetum glaucum
  • Hausa: dauro — Pennisetum glaucum
  • Hindi: बाजरा (bājrā) — Pennisetum glaucum
  • Japanese: 唐人稗 (tōjinbie) — Pennisetum glaucum
  • Kannada: ಸಜ್ಜೆ (sajje) — Pennisetum glaucum
  • Kikuyu: mwere — Pennisetum glaucum
  • Kwanyama: omahangu — Pennisetum glaucum
  • Malagasy: bajiry — Pennisetum glaucum
  • Malayalam: ബജ്റ (bajṟa) — Pennisetum glaucum
  • Marathi: बाजरी (bājrī) — Pennisetum glaucum
  • Mbuun: ásaŋ — Pennisetum glaucum
  • Nsong: másàŋ — Pennisetum glaucum
  • Punjabi: ਬਾਜਰਾ (bājrā) — Pennisetum glaucum
  • Punjabi: باجرا (bājrā) — Pennisetum glaucum
  • Spanish: mijo perla — Pennisetum glaucum
  • Swahili: mwele — Pennisetum glaucum
  • Swahili: uwele — Pennisetum glaucum
  • Swedish: pärlhirs — Pennisetum glaucum
  • Tamil: கம்பு (kampu) — Pennisetum glaucum
  • Telugu: సజ్జలు (sajjalu) — Pennisetum glaucum
  • Copala Triqui: chrinꞌ da̱j — Pennisetum glaucum
  • Urdu: باجرا — Pennisetum glaucum
  • Wolof: suuna — Pennisetum glaucum
  • Zarma: hayni — Pennisetum glaucum