ragi

American

[rag-ee] / ˈræg i /

Or raggee,

noun

a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana, cultivated in the Old World for its grain.

ragi British

/ ˈræɡɪ /

noun

a cereal grass, Eleusine coracana , cultivated in Africa and Asia for its edible grain

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Etymology

Origin of ragi

1785–95; said to be < Deccan Hindi rāgī

Example Sentences

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But to my mind the rupee price of ragi, judging by the returns and omitting periods of famine and scarcity, has probably only risen 3 per cent.

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