sorgo

or sor·gho

[ sawr-goh ]

noun,plural sor·gos.
  1. any of several varieties of sorghum grown chiefly for the sweet juice yielded by the stems, used in making sugar and syrup and also for fodder.

Origin of sorgo

1
1750–60; <Italian <Vulgar Latin *syricum (granum) Syrian (grain), neuter of Latin Syricus (masculine) of Syria; see -ic

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sorgo

sorgho

/ (ˈsɔːɡəʊ) /


nounplural -gos or -ghos
  1. any of several varieties of sorghum that have watery sweet juice and are grown for fodder, silage, or syrup

Origin of sorgo

1
Italian

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