sorgo

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English

Etymology

From Italian sorgo. Doublet of sorgho and sorghum.

Noun

sorgo (uncountable)

  1. (dated) sorghum
    • 1964, Otto H. Coleman, I. E. Stokes, Storage studies of sorgo:
      Juice extraction remained constant for sorgo stalks kept wet, but it decreased gradually for dry stalks during 2 weeks storage.

References

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

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian and Spanish sorgo.

Pronunciation

Noun

sorgo m (plural sorgos)

  1. sorghum
    Synonym: melca

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Dutch

sorgoSorghum bicolor

Pronunciation

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Noun

sorgo n (uncountable)

  1. sorghum

Esperanto

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Etymology

From Russian со́рго (sórgo), English sorghum, French sorgho, all from Italian sorgo, from Latin syricus (Syrian). Doublet of Sirio.

Pronunciation

Noun

sorgo (accusative singular sorgon, plural sorgoj, accusative plural sorgojn)

  1. sorghum

French

Pronunciation

Noun

sorgo m (plural sorgos)

  1. post-1990 spelling of sorgho

Galician

Noun

sorgo m (plural sorgos)

  1. sorghum (a cereal)

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Italian

Pronunciation

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin syricus (Syrian).

Noun

sorgo m (plural sorghi)

  1. sorghum
    Synonyms: meliga, saggina
Descendants
  • Russian: со́рго (sórgo)
    • Armenian: սորգո (sorgo)

Etymology 2

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

Verb

sorgo

  1. first-person singular present indicative of sorgere

References

  1. ^ sorgo in Luciano Canepari, Dizionario di Pronuncia Italiana (DiPI)

Polish

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Pronunciation

Noun

sorgo n

  1. sorghum

Declension

Further reading

  • sorgo in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

Noun

sorgo m (plural sorgos)

  1. sorghum (a cereal)

Further reading

Spanish

Etymology

From Latin Syricum, from Syria.

Pronunciation

Noun

sorgo m (plural sorgos)

  1. sorghum
    Synonym: zahína

Derived terms

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