African millet
- noun
- Indian
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mijo africano
- In traditional recipes, flour made from African millet can be used to make flatbreads.
Examples
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The somewhat bitter taste of African millet flour adds a unique flavor to many regional dishes.
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Farmers in arid regions often rely on African millet as a drought-resistant crop.
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I bought some African millet at the local market.
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Do you know how to cook African millet?
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Farmers in arid regions often rely on African millet as a drought-resistant crop.
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In traditional recipes, flour made from African millet can be used to make flatbreads.
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The somewhat bitter taste of African millet flour adds a unique flavor to many regional dishes.
Synonyms
A grain plant with small seeds that people grow in Asia and Africa for flour and porridge
A grain from India used to make nutritious, slightly bitter flour eaten as a main food
A small grain used to make flour for flatbreads in Sri Lanka
A small grain grown in India and Africa used to make flour
A grain plant whose seeds make a slightly bitter flour for flatbreads and porridge
A grain plant grown in Asia and Africa for flour and porridge
A cereal plant from Asia and Africa with small seeds used to make flour
Surface Forms
Morphology
This is a simple adjective + noun composition: 'African' (relating to Africa) + 'millet' (a small-seeded cereal), so a B1 learner who knows both words can readily infer it denotes a type or variety of millet associated with Africa. The meaning is compositional and non-idiomatic, following a common locative/attributive pattern cross-linguistically.
Etymology
African millet may come from early traders who found similar small-seed grasses in Africa and used the word millet for them. Think of many tiny, hard seeds like beads, and this image helps you remember it is a hardy cereal whose flour makes flatbreads and is used as a 'staple food' in dry regions.
