Main Entry:

mil·let

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