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durra

or dz·, dz·

[ door-uh ]

noun

  1. a type of grain sorghum with slender stalks, cultivated in Asia and Africa and introduced into the U.S.


durra

/ ˈdʌrə; ˈdʊərə /

noun

  1. an Old World variety of sorghum, Sorghum vulgare durra, with erect hairy flower spikes and round seeds: cultivated for grain and fodder Also calledGuinea cornIndian millet
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of durra1

1790–1800; < Arabic dhura ( h )
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of durra1

C18: from Arabic dhurah grain
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Government spokesman Benjamin said at the time that more than half of the missing funds were from the country's so-called "durra" scandal, in which a large government purchase of sorghum was allegedly never distributed.

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South Sudan's Information Minister Barnaba Marial Benjamin said over half of the estimated $4 billion was from the country's so-called "durra" scandal, in which a large government purchase of sorghum was allegedly never distributed.

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By the philippics of Jeremiah, thou deservest a wife with a figure like a durra loaf, and dowered with nine sisters for thy support!

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The common fellah’s home is a mere mud hut, roofed with durra straw.

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Wheat and barley are sown in winter, and in spring, summer and autumn several kinds of durra, especially ksob and gafoli.

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