milo

¹

[ mahy-loh ]

noun

, plural mi·los.

1. a grain sorghum having white, yellow, or pinkish seeds, grown chiefly in Africa, Asia, and the U.S.

Milo

²

[ mahy-loh; Greek mee-law ]

noun

1. Also Mi·los [] Melos.
2. a male given name.

milo

/ ˈmaɪləʊ /

noun

1. any of various early-growing cultivated varieties of sorghum with heads of yellow or pinkish seeds resembling millet

Word History and Origins

Origin of milo¹

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85; of uncertain origin

Word History and Origins

Origin of milo¹

C19: from Sotho maili

Example Sentences

And that leads to a handful of blow-out, brutally honest, hard-to-watch fights between Maggie and Milo.

From The Daily Beast

Milo the kitty has a very important announcement: no one wants to watch you work out.

From The Daily Beast

There is Djimon Hounsou with an octopus on his head, and Cindy Crawford emerging like Venus de Milo from the waves.

From The Daily Beast

Her elder sister, Jasmine, on the other hand, started her own fashion line, Jasmine Di Milo, within Harrods in 2003.

From The Daily Beast

On Alias, artifacts, belonging to visionary inventor Milo Rambaldi, are themselves variations on the mystery box concept.

From The Daily Beast

What does it signify to mankind that Milo of Croton and other victors of his class were invincible?

From Project Gutenberg

Some original friend has even sent us a life-size, marble reproduction of the Venus de Milo.

From Project Gutenberg

Milo, essay thy strength—my limbs are feeble—and lift these upon yonder marble; so may age deal gently with thee.'

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I then searched for Publius, and making my purchases, returned home, Milo following with the books.

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If what Milo has said possess any particle of truth, it is most evident the Emperor has been imposed upon by the lies of Fronto.

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