Meanings
noundurra (usually uncountable, plural durras)
plural durras · alternative dhoora · alternative dhoorra · alternative dhourra · alternative dhurra · alternative dhurran · alternative doura · alternative dura
- uncountableusuallyA kind of millet, a variety of sorghum; Indian millet (Sorghum bicolor).
The moonlight boy told me that it was soon time to gather the durra harvest.
2019, Marlon James, Black Leopard, Red Wolf, Hamish Hamilton, page 24
Synonyms & antonyms
nounsorghums of dry regions of Asia and North Africa
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Broader
grain sorghum
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Origin
- Arabicذُرَة
- Englishdurra
From Arabic ذُرَة (ḏura).
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Rhymes with durra
bureauduraJurasurahsuramuradaturatempurapleurabravurakatsuraangosturacoloraturatessituracaesuraacciaccaturaappoggiaturafiorituraguipurepanduratamburatanpurawitzchoura
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Cite this entry
APA
durra. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/durra
MLA
“durra.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/durra. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “durra,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/durra.
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