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10 Language-to-English Dictionariessorgho
Pronunciation / Transliteration: sorgho
"Le sorgho est une culture résistante à la sécheresse."
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A widely cultivated cereal grass native to warm regions, serving as an important source of grain, animal feed, and syrup.
"Farmers in the semi-arid region planted sorghum because it is highly drought-tolerant."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Modern Latin word 'sorghum', which stems from Italian 'sorggo' or 'sorgo', ultimately originating from the Late Latin 'suricum granum' meaning 'Syrian grain'. The term entered English in the late 18th century as agricultural exchanges brought the cereal grass from tropical and subtropical regions worldwide.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Sorghum" is said worldwide
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sorgho
Transliteration: sorgho
"Le sorgho est une culture résistante à la sécheresse."
Sorghumhirse
Transliteration: Sorghumhirse
"Sorghumhirse wird oft als Tierfutter verwendet."
sorgo
Transliteration: sorgo
"Il sorgo è un cereale molto antico."
sorgo
Transliteration: sorgo
"El sorgo se cultiva principalmente en zonas cálidas."
sorgo
Transliteration: sorgo
"O sorgo é um grão versátil na alimentação animal."
ज्वार
Transliteration: jwar
"ज्वार एक प्रमुख मोटे अनाज की फसल है।"
高粱
Transliteration: gāoliáng
"高粱可以用来酿造白酒。"
수수
Transliteration: susu
"수수는 척박한 토양에서도 잘 자란다."
モロコシ
Transliteration: morokoshi
"モロコシは乾燥に強い作物です。"
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