meliga
Italian
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editFrom earlier melica, from Vulgar Latin melica, from Latin medica (“Median”). Compare Catalan melca.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editmeliga 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
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