meliga
Italian edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
From earlier melica, from Vulgar Latin melica, from Latin medica (“Median”). Compare Catalan melca.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
meliga f (plural melighe)
- sorghum
- Synonym: sorgo
- (northern Italy) maize
- Synonym: mais
Further reading edit
- melica2 in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana