Jawar

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Sorghum, Indian millet (Sorghum bicolor). India, uncountable, usually

    "Sharankumar Limbale also recalls vividly […] how his grandmother collected remnants of undigested jowar grains from cow dung, washed and then dried them in the sun."

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"Sharankumar Limbale also recalls vividly […] how his grandmother collected remnants of undigested jowar grains from cow dung, washed and then dried them in the sun."

Etymology

From Hindi जवार (javār).

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