Phrase guide

proso millet

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • /ˈpɹoʊsoʊ ˈmɪlɪt/
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noun

Meaning 1

Panicum miliaceum, a grass species used as a crop.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From any Slavic language, from Proto-Slavic *proso.

Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: جَاوَرْس (jāwars) — P. miliaceum
  • Burmese: လူး (lu:) — P. miliaceum
  • Chinese Mandarin: 黍 (shǔ) — P. miliaceum
  • Chinese Mandarin: 黍子 (shǔzi) — P. miliaceum
  • Chinese Mandarin: 糜 (méi) — P. miliaceum
  • Chinese Mandarin: 黃米 /黄米 (huángmǐ) — P. miliaceum
  • Czech: proso seté — P. miliaceum
  • Finnish: viljahirssi — P. miliaceum
  • French: millet commun — P. miliaceum
  • Galician: millo miúdo — P. miliaceum
  • German: Rispenhirse — P. miliaceum
  • German: gewöhnliche Hirse — P. miliaceum
  • Italian: miglio comune — P. miliaceum
  • Japanese: 黍 (kibi) — P. miliaceum
  • Kannada: ಬರಗು (baragu) — P. miliaceum
  • Korean: 기장 (gijang) — P. miliaceum
  • Polish: proso zwyczajne — P. miliaceum
  • Russian: про́со обыкнове́нное (próso obyknovénnoje) — P. miliaceum
  • Slovak: proso siate — P. miliaceum
  • Upper Sorbian: prawe jahły — P. miliaceum
  • Spanish: mijo común — P. miliaceum
  • Swedish: vipphirs — P. miliaceum
  • Swedish: hirs — P. miliaceum
  • Welsh: grawn bach — P. miliaceum
  • Welsh: mân-rawn — P. miliaceum