coracan millet

Questions

What does coracan millet mean?

Eleusine coracana, finger millet.

Where does coracan millet come from?

From Sri Lankan Tamil குரக்கன் (kurakkaṉ), which is cognate with, if not from, Sinhalese කුරක්කං (kurakkaṁ).

How to pronounce coracan millet

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