Guinea corn

noun

1. durra.

Guinea corn

noun

1. See durra
   another name for durra

Word History and Origins

Origin of Guinea corn¹

An Americanism dating back to 1665–75

Example Sentences

In the early 17th century, slaves brought sweet sorghum seeds, then known as “guinea corn,” to the United States.

From The Daily Beast

It is a fermented drink made from guinea corn, and is, I was told, highly intoxicating if one drinks enough of it.

From Project Gutenberg

Their food consists principally of the grains ghaseb and ghafouley, or guinea-corn.

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Asses are exceedingly numerous, and likewise go to Soudan to fetch guinea-corn.

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Sometimes I take milk, with cakes of rice or flour; or Guinea-corn, baked in a very useful article in my kitchen; viz.

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In the West Indies maize, guinea corn, sugar-corn tops, and sometimes molasses are given.

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