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10 Language-to-English Dictionariessorgo
Pronunciation / Transliteration: ˈsoɾɣo
"El sorgo es un cultivo resistente al clima seco."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A widely cultivated variety of sorghum (Sorghum bicolor), originally from South Africa, grown primarily for grain and forage.
"Farmers in semi-arid regions planted kaffir-corn because of its exceptional drought resistance." - 2
The edible grain produced by this sorghum plant, used locally for food and in the brewing of traditional beverages.
"The harvest yielded an abundance of kaffir-corn used to produce traditional malt beer."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term derives from 'Kaffir', an older colonial designation for indigenous peoples of Southern Africa (ultimately from Arabic 'kāfir', meaning infidel), combined with 'corn', which in British English broadly refers to cereal grains. The name was adopted into English in the 19th century following the introduction and cultivation of this sorghum variety from South Africa into Western agricultural markets.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Kaffir-corn" is said worldwide
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sorgho
Transliteration: sorɡo
"Le sorgho est une culture importante dans les régions arides."
Darßkorn
Transliteration: daʁs.kɔʁn
"Sorghumhirse wird oft als Viehfutter angebaut."
sorgo
Transliteration: ˈsɔrɡo
"Il sorgo è un cereale resistente alla siccità."
sorgo
Transliteration: ˈsoɾɣo
"El sorgo es un cultivo resistente al clima seco."
sorgo
Transliteration: ˈsɔɾɡu
"O sorgo é amplamente cultivado para a produção de grãos."
ज्वार
Transliteration: jvār
Script: हिंदी देवनागरी
"सूखे क्षेत्रों में ज्वार की खेती की जाती है।"
高粱
Transliteration: gāoliáng
Script: 中文汉字
"高粱是一种耐旱的农作物。"
수수
Transliteration: susu
Script: 한국어 한글
"수수는 건조한 기후에서도 잘 자랍니다."
モロコシ
Transliteration: morokoshi
Script: 日本語
"モロコシは乾燥に強い作物です。"
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