sorgo

or sor·gho

[ sawr-goh ]

/ ˈsɔr goʊ /

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noun, plural sor·gos.

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.

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Also called sweet sorghum, sugar sorghum.

Origin of sorgo

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

Words nearby sorgo

sore shin, sore throat, sorgho, sorghum, sorghum beer, sorgo, sori, soricine, sorites, sorn, soroban

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How to use sorgo in a sentence

On this coast there grows a species of melegete , extremely pungent like pepper, and resembling the Italian grain called sorgo .
A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels, Vol. II|Robert Kerr

British Dictionary definitions for sorgo

sorgo

sorgho

/ (ˈsɔːɡəʊ) /

noun plural -gos or -ghos

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

Word Origin for sorgo

Italian

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