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coracan

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
cora-can
IPA
11
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Finger millet (Eleusine coracana).

Etymology

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

Word Breakdown

  • Root: குரக்கன், කුරක්කං

Phrases

coracan millet

Synonyms

finger millet ragi ragee african millet corakan kurakkan eleusine coracana

Questions

What does coracan mean?
Finger millet (Eleusine coracana).
Where does coracan come from?
From Sri Lankan Tamil குரக்கன் (kurakkaṉ), which is cognate with, if not from, Sinhalese කුරක්කං (kurakkaṁ).

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