ragi

名词 n.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A grain, of species Eleusine coracana, cultivated as a cereal in arid areas of Africa and Asia; finger millet. uncountable
  2. A type of yeast traditionally used in winemaking, baking, and brewing, now identified as Saccharomyces cerevisiae. uncountable
    — Pound 5 kg of round ragi (yeast) and 5 pieces of thinly sliced ragi into powder. Mix ragi into cooled rice.

词形变化

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词源

词源 1
Borrowed from Hindi रागी (rāgī).
词源 2
From Malay ragi (“fermenting medium, yeast”), from an Indian language such as Hindi रागी (rāgī, “finger millet”), since finger millet can be fermented. See Etymology 1.
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