ragi

or rag·gee, rag·gy

[ rag-ee ]

noun
  1. a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.

Origin of ragi

1
1785–95; said to be <Deccan Hindi rāgī

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British Dictionary definitions for ragi

ragi

raggee or raggy

/ (ˈræɡɪ) /


noun
  1. a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in Africa and Asia for its edible grain

Origin of ragi

1
C18: from Hindi

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