coracan millet

noun

Eleusine coracana, finger millet.

OriginTamil குரக்கன் ← Sinhalese කුරක්කං →
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Meanings

nouncoracan millet (uncountable)
  1. uncountableEleusine coracana, finger millet.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
finger millet

Origin

  1. Sinhaleseකුරක්කං
  2. Tamilகுரக்கன்
  3. Englishcoracan millet

From Sri Lankan Tamil குரக்கன் (kurakkaṉ), which is cognate with, if not from, Sinhalese කුරක්කං (kurakkaṁ).

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