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durra


Definition of durra

noun

[mass noun]
  • grain sorghum of the principal variety grown from NE Africa to India.
    • Sorghum bicolor variety durra, family Gramineae; white durra is variety cernuum

Origin:

late 18th century: from Arabic ḍura, ḍurra

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