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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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