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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A sorghum-based variety of baijiu. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   sorghums of China and Manchuria having small white or brown grains (used for food) and dry pithy stalks (used for fodder, fuel and thatching) wordnet
3. 3
   Any of various Chinese varieties of sorghum. countable, uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms

sorghum

Etymology

From the Wade-Giles romanization of the former pronunciation of Mandarin 高粱 (gāoliáng).

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