millet

¹

[ mil-it ]

noun

1. a cereal grass, Setaria italica, extensively cultivated in the East and in southern Europe for its small seed, or grain, used as food for humans and fowls, but in the U.S. grown chiefly for fodder.
2. any of various related or similar grasses cultivated as grain plants or forage plants.
3. the grain of any of these grasses.

Millet

²

[ mi-ley; French mee-le ]

noun

1. Francis Davis, 1846–1912, U.S. painter, illustrator, and journalist.
2. Jean Fran·çois [zhah, n, f, r, ah, n, -, swa], 1814–75, French painter.

Millet

¹

/ milɛ /

noun

1. MilletJean François18141875MFrenchARTS AND CRAFTS: painter Jean François (ʒɑ̃ frɑ̃swa). 1814–75, French painter of the Barbizon school, noted for his studies of peasants at work

millet

²

/ ˈmɪlɪt /

noun

1. a cereal grass, Setaria italica, cultivated for grain and animal fodder
2. 1. an East Indian annual grass, Panicum miliaceum, cultivated for grain and forage, having pale round shiny seeds
   2. the seed of this plant
3. any of various similar or related grasses, such as pearl millet and Indian millet

Word History and Origins

Origin of millet¹

1375–1425; late Middle English milet < Middle French, equivalent to mil (< Latin milium millet) + -et -et

Word History and Origins

Origin of millet¹

C14: via Old French from Latin milium; related to Greek melinē millet

Example Sentences

Or she’s clutching an "ibende" - a long wooden stick that over the years she has used to pound millet or cassava or maize.

From BBC

Many staple foods with similar photosynthetic pathways to maize, such as sorghum, millet, and sugar cane, could potentially benefit from the approach used in this study, leading to improvements in photosynthetic efficiency and yield.

From Science Daily

If you need gluten-free: Whisk to blend 1 cup gluten-free, 1::1 baking blend and 1 cup whole GF flour of choice, like sorghum or millet flour.

From Salon

Drought-resistant millets, sorghum and legumes, staples until the early 20th century when they were overtaken by exotic white corn, have been taking up more land space in recent years.

From Seattle Times

The changes also expand access to whole grains like quinoa, wild rice and millet and to foods such as teff and whole wheat naan.

From Seattle Times