millet

«millet» in Mova's school dictionary: A kind of grass grown for its small round seeds, which… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (millet — uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

1) A kind of grass grown for its small round seeds, which are eaten as grain by people and animals. tree →

2) The seeds of this plant, used for porridge, flatbread and bird food. tree →

sense in the lessons

In geography and food lessons, millet is an important food crop in dry parts of Africa and Asia because it grows in poor soil with little rain. In everyday life many people know it as bird seed. Phrases: millet porridge, bird seed with millet.

examples

• We fed the budgie some millet. tree →
• Millet grows well where there is little rain. tree →
• In some countries people eat millet porridge for breakfast. tree →
• Millet seeds are small and round. tree →
• The farmers harvested the millet by hand. tree →
• Bird seed often contains millet. tree →
• Millet flour can be made into flatbread. tree →
• Make some gruel of red millet, and give to it.’ tree →

note

Uncountable: some millet, not «a millet». Do not confuse with «mullet» (a fish, or a hairstyle). Related grains: wheat, rice, sorghum.

Trees and pragmatics

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