millet
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millet¹
- /ˈmɪlɪt/ UK
- /ˈmɪlət/ US
Rhymes with -ɪlɪt
Where it comes from
From late Middle English, borrowed from Middle French millet; from Latin milium, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *melh₂- (“to grind, crush”), see also Ancient Greek μελίνη (melínē, “millet”) and Lithuanian málnos (“millet”). Not related to مِلَّة (milla).
noun millets
- Any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food, widely cultivated in the developing world. […] Tobias said, ‘Don't bother. Elena's allergic to all known food groups. The only thing she eats here is seasoned millet and rainwater they bring down from Vermont in a zinc can.’
- Common millet, in particular of species Panicum miliaceum.
millet²
- /ˈmɪlɛt/
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish ملت (millet), from Arabic مِلَّة (milla).
noun millets
- A semi-autonomous confessional community under the Ottoman Empire, especially a non-Muslim one. The special duties of these millet organizations are to care for the educational and other moral wants of the people […]
Millet³
proper noun
- A surname.
- A town in Alberta, Canada.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: broomcorn millet, hog millet, panicum miliaceum, sorghum, proso, grain, bulrush, panicled, foxtail, bullrush, miller, mil, jamil, mueller, thousand, pearl millet
Translations
Every language
noun any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food
| Español | mijo, panizo, millo, borona |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 기장 gijang |
| 日本語 | 黍 kibi |
| 中文 | 小米 xiǎomǐ |
| हिन्दी | बाजरा bājrā |
| Kiswahili | mtama |
| Português | milheto, milhete, painço |
| Français | millet, mil |
| Deutsch | Hirse |
| Italiano | miglio |
| Ελληνικά | κεχρί kechrí |
| Română | mei |
| Русский | про́со próso, пшено́ pšenó |
| Tiếng Việt | kê |
| العربية | دَخْن daḵn |
| עברית | דֹּחַן |
Talk about this word "millet." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/millet. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. millet. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/millet "millet." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/millet.Cite this
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title = {millet},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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