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

In the pack-saddles, which the donkey bore, they also found about three pots of durra, a few fistfuls of salt, and a bunch of dried manioc roots.

From In Desert and Wilderness by Sienkiewicz, Henryk

He said to her, ‘Two measures of durra and three measures of wheat, making together five measures, which rest on my arms.’

From Fresh Light from the Ancient Monuments by Sayce, A. H. (Archibald Henry)

Inhabitants.—The inhabitants of the plains and foothills are for the most part semi-nomad shepherds, living on durra and milk.

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