sorgo

American

[sawr-goh] / ˈsɔr goʊ /

Or sorgho

noun

PLURAL

sorgos

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.

sorgo British

/ ˈsɔːɡəʊ /

noun

any of several varieties of sorghum that have watery sweet juice and are grown for fodder, silage, or syrup

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Etymology

Origin of sorgo

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

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From the early history of sorghum, it appears that it was known as sorgo in the sixteenth century, while twenty or thirty varieties were known under different names in Egypt, Arabia, and Africa.

From Project Gutenberg

On this coast there grows a species of melegete , extremely pungent like pepper, and resembling the Italian grain called sorgo .

From Project Gutenberg

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