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Definition of millet in English: milletnoun ˈmɪlɪtˈmɪlɪt mass nounA cereal grown in warm countries and regions with poor soils, bearing a large crop of small seeds which are chiefly used to make flour. 黍，稷；小米，粟 Several species in the family Gramineae, in particular common millet (Panicum miliaceum), of temperate regions, the tropical finger millet (Eleusine coracana), which is a staple in parts of Africa and India, and pearl millet Example sentencesExamples - In the north, grains such as millet, sorghum, and corn are boiled into a porridge-like dish that forms the basis of the diet.
- Natural sources rich in silica are horsetail, alfalfa, barley, millet, oats and potatoes.
- Most of our rural-dwelling kin actually grow their own maize, cassava or millet that they have milled at village mills.
- The most common foods are beans, corn, peas, millet, sorghum, cassava, sweet potatoes, and bananas.
- Cereals such as oats, barley, millet, buckwheat, rye, sesame, nuts and seeds are preferable.
- Long-distance trade across the Indian Ocean brought many domesticated plants and animals to Africa, including the chicken and camel and cereals such as finger millet and sorghum.
- About half the people eat rice as their staple, while the remainder subsist on wheat, barley, maize, and millet.
- Crops such as sorghum and millet are good at withstanding fluctuations in moisture, but are now hardly grown.
- The most important food crops are millet and sorghum; large quantities of rice are imported.
- They grow cereals (sorghum, finger millet, and maize), oil seeds (sesame and niger seed), legumes, and root crops.
- A favorite beverage of the Sherpas is Chang, a beer made from maize, millet, or other grains.
- Wheat, barley, rice, rye, oats, millet and corn are the world's top food crops.
- Or, if moisture is received, planting a later crop such as millet or sunflowers may be an option.
- Oats, millet, opium poppies, and flax were also being cultivated by the end of the Neolithic period.
- We know that the ancient Austronesians grew rice, millet, and sugar cane.
- Brewing materials such as maize, sorghum and finger millet were in abundance in the area but were now being ferried to a neighbouring country.
- The most important grain is wheat, but millet and rice are also eaten.
- Some of the crops which have been swept away by water include maize, sorghum, and finger millet which are grown along the river banks without the use of fertilisers during dry season.
- Farmers should also be encouraged to grow other crops such as millet, cassava, sorghum and others on equally a large scale.
- They also eat grains such as Chinese sorghum, corn, millet, oats, and buckwheat.
OriginLate Middle English: from French, diminutive of dialect mil, from Latin milium. Rhymesbillet, filet, fillet, skillet, willet Definition of millet in US English: milletnounˈmilitˈmɪlɪt A fast-growing cereal plant that is widely grown in warm countries and regions with poor soils. The numerous small seeds are used to make flour or alcoholic drinks. 黍，稷；小米，粟 Several species in the family Gramineae, in particular common millet (Panicum miliaceum), of temperate regions, the tropical finger millet (Eleusine caracana), which is a staple in parts of Africa and India, and pearl millet Example sentencesExamples - A favorite beverage of the Sherpas is Chang, a beer made from maize, millet, or other grains.
- Wheat, barley, rice, rye, oats, millet and corn are the world's top food crops.
- Cereals such as oats, barley, millet, buckwheat, rye, sesame, nuts and seeds are preferable.
- About half the people eat rice as their staple, while the remainder subsist on wheat, barley, maize, and millet.
- Brewing materials such as maize, sorghum and finger millet were in abundance in the area but were now being ferried to a neighbouring country.
- Or, if moisture is received, planting a later crop such as millet or sunflowers may be an option.
- They also eat grains such as Chinese sorghum, corn, millet, oats, and buckwheat.
- The most common foods are beans, corn, peas, millet, sorghum, cassava, sweet potatoes, and bananas.
- Natural sources rich in silica are horsetail, alfalfa, barley, millet, oats and potatoes.
- Some of the crops which have been swept away by water include maize, sorghum, and finger millet which are grown along the river banks without the use of fertilisers during dry season.
- The most important food crops are millet and sorghum; large quantities of rice are imported.
- They grow cereals (sorghum, finger millet, and maize), oil seeds (sesame and niger seed), legumes, and root crops.
- Oats, millet, opium poppies, and flax were also being cultivated by the end of the Neolithic period.
- Farmers should also be encouraged to grow other crops such as millet, cassava, sorghum and others on equally a large scale.
- In the north, grains such as millet, sorghum, and corn are boiled into a porridge-like dish that forms the basis of the diet.
- The most important grain is wheat, but millet and rice are also eaten.
- Crops such as sorghum and millet are good at withstanding fluctuations in moisture, but are now hardly grown.
- Most of our rural-dwelling kin actually grow their own maize, cassava or millet that they have milled at village mills.
- We know that the ancient Austronesians grew rice, millet, and sugar cane.
- Long-distance trade across the Indian Ocean brought many domesticated plants and animals to Africa, including the chicken and camel and cereals such as finger millet and sorghum.
OriginLate Middle English: from French, diminutive of dialect mil, from Latin milium. |