kurakkan

Examples

• All

• I bought some kurakkan flour for baking.

• In many rural communities, kurakkan remains a vital source of nutrition.

• Due to its resilience, kurakkan is widely cultivated in drought-prone regions.

• Can you find kurakkan at the local market?

• Kurakkan is often ground into flour for making traditional Sri Lankan flatbreads.

• In many rural communities, kurakkan remains a vital source of nutrition.

• Due to its resilience, kurakkan is widely cultivated in drought-prone regions.

Synonyms

E

Eleusine coracana

vskurakkan

• Indian

9.9

A grain plant with small seeds that people grow in Asia and Africa for flour and porridge

is the common regional name rather than the scientific term

C

corakan

vskurakkan

• Indian

9.9

A grain plant whose seeds make a slightly bitter flour for flatbreads and porridge

is the same plant but emphasises its South Asian staple use

C

coracan

vskurakkan

• Indian

9.9

A small grain grown in India and Africa used to make flour

is the same but focuses on its role as a South Asian staple

R

ragi

vskurakkan

• Indian

9.9

A grain from India used to make nutritious, slightly bitter flour eaten as a main food

is the general regional name used for the same cereal grain

R

ragee

vskurakkan

• Archaic

9.9

A grain plant grown in Asia and Africa for flour and porridge

is the same plant but with a different regional pronunciation or spelling

F

finger millet

vskurakkan

• Indian

7.0

A cereal plant from Asia and Africa with small seeds used to make flour

is the East Indian named form emphasising its South Asian use

A

African millet

vskurakkan

• Indian

8.7

A plant that grows in dry regions and has seeds used to make a somewhat bitter flour

is the same species but the linked name stresses African cultivation

Surface Forms

Etymology