durra

American

[door-uh] / ˈdʊər ə /

Or doura,

noun

a type of grain sorghum with slender stalks, cultivated in Asia and Africa and introduced into the U.S.

durra British

/ ˈdʌrə, ˈdʊərə /

noun

Also called: Guinea corn. Indian millet. an Old World variety of sorghum, Sorghum vulgare durra, with erect hairy flower spikes and round seeds: cultivated for grain and fodder

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Etymology

Origin of durra

1790–1800; < Arabic dhura ( h )

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