sorgho

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English

Etymology

From French sorgho.[1] Doublet of sorghum and sorgo.

Noun

sorgho (uncountable)

  1. (obsolete) sorghum
    • 1818, J. B. Henry Savigny, Alexander Correard, Narrative of a Voyage to Senegal in 1816‎:
      It is by manuring the land, with the dung of their cattle, that the Negroes raise pretty good crops of sorgho.

References

  1. ^ “sorgho, n.”, in OED Online Paid subscription required⁠, Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, launched 2000.

French

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /sɔʁ.ɡo/
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Noun

sorgho m (plural sorghos)

  1. sorghum

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