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millet

5 entries found.

Main Entry:
mil·let 
          Listen to the pronunciation of millet
Pronunciation:
\ˈmi-lət\
Function:
noun
Etymology:
Middle English milet, from Middle French, from Old French, diminutive of military, from Latin milium; akin to Greek melinē millet
Date:
15th century
1: any of various small-seeded annual cereal and forage grasses: a: a Eurasian grass (Panicum miliaceum) cultivated for its grain which is used for food b: any of several grasses related to common millet 2: the seed of a millet


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