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milium.

millet;

6 characters2 syllables approx.Latina language

Meaning & usage

noun[ˈmɪ.li.ũː]Classical-Latin[ˈmiː.li.um]
  1. millet (any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food, widely cultivated in the developing world)

    declension-2 · neuter
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Proto-Italic *meljom, from Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- (“to grind, crush”). Compare Ancient Greek μελῐ́νη (melĭ́nē, “millet”) and Lithuanian málnos (“millet”).

num[ˈmiː.li.ũː]Classical-Latin[ˈmiː.li.um]
  1. genitive plural of mīlle

    form-of · genitive · plural
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