durra

American  

[door-uh] / ˈdʊər ə /

Or doura,

noun

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

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durra British  

/ ˈdʌrə, ˈdʊərə /

noun

1. 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 )

Example Sentences

Government spokesman Benjamin said at the time that more than half of the missing funds were from the country's so-called "durra" scandal, in which a large government purchase of sorghum was allegedly never distributed.

From Reuters • Mar. 14, 2013

Meanwhile, the four captives survive mainly on a sour porridge called durra, the staple of the region.

From Time Magazine Archive

Lower down durra, maize and bultuc grow in profusion.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 7 "Equation" to "Ethics" by Various

Wheat and barley are sown in winter, and in spring, summer and autumn several kinds of durra, especially ksob and gafoli.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" by Various

The durra and the supplies for the people, with the greatest stint, would suffice for two days more.

From In Desert and Wilderness by Sienkiewicz, Henryk