durra, doura, dourah, Egyptian corn, Indian millet, Guinea corn
(noun) sorghums of dry regions of Asia and North Africa
Source: WordNet® 3.1
durra (uncountable)
A kind of millet, a variety of sorghum; Indian millet (Sorghum bicolor).
• Rudra
Source: Wiktionary
Dur"ra, n. Etym: [Ar. dhorra.] (Bot.)
Definition: A kind of millet, cultivated throughout Asia, and introduced into the south of Europe; a variety of Sorghum vulgare; -- called also Indian millet, and Guinea corn. [Written also dhoorra, dhurra, doura, etc.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
10 May 2025
(verb) declare (a dead person) to be blessed; the first step of achieving sainthood; “On Sunday, the martyr will be beatified by the Vatican”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
