durra
/ˈdʊrə
/ /ˈdʊərə /noun [mass noun]
Grain sorghum of the principal variety grown from NE Africa to India.
- Sorghum bicolor variety durra, family Gramineae; white durra is variety cernuum.
- While Bordeaux wines rely heavily on Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot grapes, Gaillac uses the unusual brancol and dura, as well as the better known Syrah and Merlot varieties.
Origin
Late 18th century: from Arabic ḍura, ḍurra.
Rhymes
- Holy Rood fair
- Holy Saturday
- Holy Scripture
- Holy See
- Holy Sepulchre
- Holy Spirit
- Holy Spirit Association for the Unification of World Christianity
- holystone
- holy terror
- Holy Thursday
- holy war
- holy water
- Holy Week
- Holy Writ
- Holy Year
- hom
- homa
- homage
- homage ancestral
- homage jury
- homager
- homaging
- homalographic
- homaloid
- homaloidal