ragi
or rag·gee, rag·gy
[ rag-ee ]
/ ˈræg i /
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noun
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.
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Origin of ragi
1785–95; said to be <Deccan Hindi rāgī
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British Dictionary definitions for ragi
ragi
raggee or raggy
/ (ˈræɡɪ) /
noun
a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in Africa and Asia for its edible grain
Word Origin for ragi
C18: from Hindi
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