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1 millet
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] bullrush millet[Swahili Word] mawele[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 6[Swahili Example] wakati mtu aliweza kununuliwa kwa debe moja la mawele [Kez]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] bulrush millet (grain of)[Swahili Word] uwele[Swahili Plural] mawele, nyele[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 11/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] bulrush millet plant[English Plural] bulrush millet plants[Taxonomy] Pennisetum glaucum[Swahili Word] mwele[Swahili Plural] miele[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Related Words] mawele, uwele[Terminology] agriculture------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] finger millet grain[English Plural] finger millet grains[Taxonomy] Eleusine coracana[Swahili Word] ulezi[Swahili Plural] malezi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 11/6[Related Words] mlezi[English Example] millet beer[Swahili Example] pombe ya ulezi[Terminology] agriculture------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] finger millet grain[English Plural] finger millet (grains)[Taxonomy] Eleusine coracana[Swahili Word] uwimbi[Swahili Plural] wimbi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 11/10[English Example] finger millet is used to prepare local beer[Swahili Example] wimbi hutumika kutengeneza busaa[Terminology] agriculture------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] inferior kind of millet[Swahili Word] felefele[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] millet (inferior kind)[Swahili Word] ferefere[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] millet (kind of)[Swahili Word] mzumai[Swahili Plural] mizuma[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4an------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] millet (kind of)[Swahili Word] ulesi[Swahili Plural] malesi[Part of Speech] noun[Swahili Example] pombe ya ulezi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] millet grain[Swahili Word] wele[Swahili Plural] mawele[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] pearl millet plant[English Plural] pearl millet plants[Taxonomy] Pennisetum glaucum[Swahili Word] mwele[Swahili Plural] miele[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Related Words] mawele, uwele[Terminology] agriculture------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] species of millet plant[Swahili Word] mlezi[Swahili Plural] milezi[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] ulezi N------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stalk of millet[English Plural] stalks of millet[Swahili Word] kikota[Swahili Plural] vikota[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] sweet millet stalk (chewed like a candy)[Swahili Word] kota[Swahili Plural] makota[Part of Speech] noun[English Example] this is a very bright color.------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] withered ear of millet[English Plural] withered ears of millet[Swahili Word] kununu la mawele[Swahili Plural] makununu ya mawele[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Related Words] mawele------------------------------------------------------------ -
2 gruel
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] gruel[Swahili Word] matabwamatabwa[Swahili Plural] matabwamatabwa[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] gruel[Swahili Word] poroja[Swahili Plural] poroja[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] gruel[Swahili Word] porojo[Swahili Plural] porojo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] gruel[Swahili Word] ubwabwa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 14------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] gruel[Swahili Word] ugali[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 11------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] gruel[Swahili Word] uji[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 11[Swahili Example] akaanza kutengeneza uji wa Kogi [Ng]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] gruel of millet flour and sprouting seeds for making beer[Swahili Word] kirusu[Swahili Plural] virusu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] millet gruel (also used in the preparation of beer)[Swahili Word] makomba[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] thin kind of gruel with much pepper and cardamom given to women after giving birth--said to clean the stomach[Swahili Word] fuka[Swahili Plural] fuka[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Swahili Example] akesha koga, atakunywa fuka [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] thin rice gruel[Swahili Word] ubwabwa[Part of Speech] noun[Swahili Example] mzazi kawaida napewa ubwabwa kama chakula cha kumsaidia afya yake------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] vegetable gruel (used to thicken gravies)[Swahili Word] pombo[Swahili Plural] pombo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] wheat flour gruel[Swahili Word] kikaimati[Swahili Plural] vikaimati[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Word] kaimati N------------------------------------------------------------ -
3 stalk
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stalk[Swahili Word] -nyemelea[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stalk[Swahili Word] -nyendea[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stalk (game)[Swahili Word] -nyapa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stalk (game)[Swahili Word] -nyapanyapa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stalk (of a hunter)[Swahili Word] -nyatia[Part of Speech] verb[Class] applicative[Derived Word] nyata V[Swahili Example] mara, nyatia, nyatia mara, jizike, jizike [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stalk (of fruit)[English Plural] stalks[Swahili Word] kikonyo[Swahili Plural] vikonyo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Related Words] mkono; kikono------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stalk (of maize or millet)[English Plural] stalks[Swahili Word] ubua[Swahili Plural] mabua[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 11/6[Swahili Example] mama alitumia mabua ya mahindi kuwasha moto[Terminology] botany------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stalk (of millet or maize or grass)[English Plural] stalks[Swahili Word] bua[Swahili Plural] mabua[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Terminology] botany------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stalk (stripped bare of coconuts)[English Plural] stalks[Swahili Word] kaanga[Swahili Plural] makaanga[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stalk of grass[English Plural] stalks of grass[Swahili Word] utete[Swahili Plural] tete[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 11/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stalk of grass[English Plural] stalks of grass[Swahili Word] utete[Swahili Plural] matete[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 11/6------------------------------------------------------------ -
4 stem
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stem[English Plural] stems[Swahili Word] utete[Swahili Plural] tete[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 11/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stem[English Plural] stems[Swahili Word] uti[Swahili Plural] nyuti[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 11/10[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] mti------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stem (of fruit)[English Plural] stems[Swahili Word] kikonyo[Swahili Plural] vikonyo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Related Words] mkono; kikono------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stem (of maize or millet)[English Plural] stems[Swahili Word] ubua[Swahili Plural] mabua[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 11/6[Terminology] botany------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stem (of millet or maize or grass)[English Plural] stems[Swahili Word] bua[Swahili Plural] mabua[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6[Terminology] botany------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stem of any creeping plant (used as a cord or for plaiting)[English Plural] stems[Swahili Word] ubugu[Swahili Plural] mabugu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 11/6------------------------------------------------------------ -
5 twinned
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] twinned (of rice or millet heads etc),[Swahili Word] pachapacha[Part of Speech] adjective------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] twinned (of rice or millet heads etc),[Swahili Word] pachipachi[Part of Speech] adjective------------------------------------------------------------ -
6 beer
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] Arab beer made of barley and millet[Swahili Word] busa[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] beer[Swahili Word] bia[Swahili Plural] bia[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] Eng.[Swahili Example] awapo peke yake bia ya pili asingeimaliza [Mt]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] beer[Swahili Word] boza[Part of Speech] noun[Terminology] personal------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] beer[English Plural] beers[Swahili Word] mtindi[Swahili Plural] mitindi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] beer[Swahili Word] pombe[Swahili Plural] pombe[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] beer[Swahili Word] ugimbi[Swahili Plural] ngimbi[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 11/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] beer (kind of)[Swahili Word] dokua[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] beer (made from fermented maize)[Swahili Word] kangara[Swahili Plural] kangara[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] beer in sweet unintoxicating stage[Swahili Word] togwa[Swahili Plural] togwa[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] beer made from corn-husks and sweetened with honey[Swahili Word] kangara[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] new beer[Swahili Word] boji[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] sprouted grain seeds used for making beer[Swahili Word] kimea[Swahili Plural] vimea[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Word] mmea N------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] unfermented beer[Swahili Word] malenga[Swahili Plural] walenga[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] unfermented beer[Swahili Word] rongera[Swahili Plural] rongera[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------ -
7 food
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cooked food (of any kind)[Swahili Word] kapile[Swahili Plural] kapile[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] food[English Plural] foods[Swahili Word] chakula[Swahili Plural] vyakula[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Related Words] cha, -la[English Example] if you are hungry, eat a lot of food[Swahili Example] ukisikia njaa, kula chakula kingi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] food[English Plural] foods[Swahili Word] kilaji[Swahili Plural] vilaji[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -la------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] food[Swahili Word] lukuma[Swahili Plural] lukuma[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] food[Swahili Word] maakuli[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 6[Derived Word] -la V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] food[Swahili Word] maakuli[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] food[Swahili Word] makulaji[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 6[Swahili Example] food------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] food[Swahili Word] makuli[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] food[Swahili Word] malaji[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 6[Derived Word] la V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] food[Swahili Word] maponea[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 6[Derived Word] poa V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] food[Swahili Word] mlisho[Swahili Plural] milisho[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Word] la V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] food[Swahili Word] mlo[Swahili Plural] milo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Word] la V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] food[Swahili Word] riziki[Swahili Plural] riziki[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Derived Word] Arabic------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] food (as opposed to drink)[Swahili Word] vyakula vikavu[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 8[Related Words] kavu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] food (stiff porridge made by boiling maize or sorghum or millet meal flour in water; ubiquitous in East Africa)[Swahili Word] ugali[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 11------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] food and drink[Swahili Word] ulaji[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] food and drink[Swahili Word] kumbwe na kinyweo[Part of Speech] phrase------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] food hung to dry[English Plural] food[Swahili Word] mtande[Swahili Plural] mitande[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 3/4[Derived Word] tanda V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] food received after completing task[Swahili Word] kisutuo[Swahili Plural] visutuo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] plain food (without relish)[Swahili Word] umanga[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 14[Derived Word] manga v------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] thick food (especially sauce)[Swahili Word] rojorojo[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[English Example] the mother cooked mashed potatoes[Swahili Example] Mama alipika viazi vya rojorojo------------------------------------------------------------ -
8 grain
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] grain[English Plural] grains[Swahili Word] chengechenge[Swahili Plural] vichengechenge[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 7/8------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] grain[Swahili Word] shenga[Swahili Plural] shenga[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] grain (cleaned) (general term)[Swahili Word] mchele[Swahili Plural] michele[Part of Speech] noun[English Example] millet grain.[Swahili Example] mchele wa mtama------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] grain (fully formed but not fully ripe or hard)[Swahili Word] tete[Swahili Plural] tete[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] grain (in gen.)[Swahili Word] nafaka[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[English Example] It is eaten with a serving of any type of grain.[Swahili Example] Huliwa na mlo wa aina yo yote ya nafaka [Masomo 16]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] grain (of cereal or sand)[English Plural] grains[Swahili Word] chembe[Swahili Plural] chembe[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] grain (of pepper, coriander, etc.)[Swahili Word] bizari[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] grain (of wheat or maize etc)[Swahili Word] punje[Swahili Plural] mapunje[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 5/6------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] grain of poor quality[Swahili Word] dona[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] remains of ground grain[Swahili Word] chenga[Swahili Plural] chenga[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10[Swahili Example] [mwanao] ukimpa chenga, wa mwinzio chenjegele [Sul]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] small piece of grain[Swahili Word] chenga[Swahili Plural] chenga[Part of Speech] noun[Class] 9/10------------------------------------------------------------ -
9 improve
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] improve[Swahili Word] -endeleza[Part of Speech] verb[Class] appl-caus[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] enda------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] improve[Swahili Word] -boresha[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Derived Word] bora[English Example] he also promised he will improve the education sector, which now has collapsed.[Swahili Example] pia anaahidi kuwa ataboresha sekta ya elimu, ambayo kwa sasa imeporomoka (http://www.ipp.co.tz/ipp/nipashe/2005/06/16/42185.html Nipashe 16/6/2005).------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] improve[Swahili Word] -imarisha[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Derived Word] imara[English Example] to improve our service[Swahili Example] kuimarisha huduma yetu------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] improve[Swahili Word] -suluhi[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] improve[Swahili Word] -suluhu[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] improve[Swahili Word] -selehi[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] improve[Swahili Word] -ongoa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] improve[Swahili Word] -dubu[Part of Speech] verb[Note] rare------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] improve (health)[Swahili Word] -pata nafuu[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] improve (health)[Swahili Word] -pona[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] improve[Swahili Word] -inukia[Part of Speech] verb[Class] appl-intr------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] improve (fertility)[Swahili Word] -rutubisha[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Derived Word] rutuba[English Example] if you are a farmer it is essential to know the rules of crop rotation in order to improve the soil, that is crops like beans, peanuts, and bullrush millet are among the crops with a great capability to improve the soil[Swahili Example] ukiwa mkulima ni lazima kuzijua kanuni za kubadili mazao ili kurutubisha ardhi kwani mazao kama maharage, karanga na uwele ni moja kati ya mazao yenye uwezo mkubwa wa kurutubisha ardhi (http://www.sengerema.or.tz/jamii3.htm Sengerema MCT Project)------------------------------------------------------------ -
10 stir
------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] agitate someone[Swahili Word] -paliliza[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be stirred up[Swahili Word] -chaga[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be stirred up[Swahili Word] -vurugika[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be stirred up[Swahili Word] -vurugika[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] vuru adv------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] be stirred up with emotion[Swahili Word] -sisimka[Part of Speech] verb[Class] intransitive------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] cause a thing to be stirred up[Swahili Word] -vurumisha[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] vuruma V------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] one who stirs up[Swahili Word] mchochezi[Swahili Plural] wachochezi[Part of Speech] noun[Derived Word] chocha V[English Example] warmonger.[Swahili Example] mchochezi wa vita [Rec]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stir[Swahili Word] uvumi[Part of Speech] noun------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stir[Swahili Word] -amka[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] -amkia, -changamka, kiamshakinywa, maamkio------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stir[Swahili Word] -chocha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stir[Swahili Word] -pekecha[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] produce fire by twiring one stick in a hole in another.[Swahili Example] pekecha moto------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stir[Swahili Word] -peketa[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] produce fire by twiring one stick in a hole in another.[Swahili Example] pekecha moto------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stir[Swahili Word] -changanyisha[Part of Speech] verb[Class] appl-caus[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -changanya, -changa------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stir (foods)[Swahili Word] -chakua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stir up[Swahili Word] -asisha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stir up[Swahili Word] -bilisi[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stir up[Swahili Word] -chochea[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] -chocha v------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stir up[Swahili Word] -chokoa[Part of Speech] verb[Related Words] chokochoko, kichokoo, mchokocho, mchokoo, mchokozi, uchokozi------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stir up[Swahili Word] -chokoza[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Derived Language] Swahili[Derived Word] -chokoa[English Example] to excite him and stir up his desire[Swahili Example] kumchafua na kumchokozea ashiki [Mt]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stir up[Swahili Word] -dodofya[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stir up[Swahili Word] -koroga[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] suala moja liliendelea kukoroga akili zao [Moh]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stir up[Swahili Word] -koroga[Part of Speech] verb[Derived Word] mkoroga, mkorogo, ukorogefu N------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stir up[Swahili Word] -omoa[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stir up[Swahili Word] -paliliza[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stir up[Swahili Word] -saliti[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stir up[Swahili Word] -tatiza[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stir up[Swahili Word] -tibua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stir up[Swahili Word] -tifua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stir up[Swahili Word] -tomesha[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stir up[Swahili Word] -vumbilia[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stir up[Swahili Word] -vuruga[Part of Speech] verb[Swahili Example] vuruga maji------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stir up[Swahili Word] -vurugavuruga[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stir up[Swahili Word] -vuruma[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stir up (feelings)[Swahili Word] -korofisha[Part of Speech] verb[Class] causative[Derived Word] Arabic[Swahili Example] mkewe ndiye anayemchochea na korofisha [Ya]------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stir up (foods)[Swahili Word] -buruga[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stir up (maize or millet when being pounded in a mortar to keep it from sticking)[Swahili Word] -timbua[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stir up feeling[Swahili Word] -palilia[Part of Speech] verb[Class] applicative------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stir up trouble[Swahili Word] -tasliti[Part of Speech] verb[English Example] stir up things until people begin to quarrel[Swahili Example] tasliti hata wata wanagombana------------------------------------------------------------[English Word] stir vigorously[Swahili Word] -titiga[Part of Speech] verb------------------------------------------------------------
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MILLET — MILLE Céréale typique des pays du Tiers Monde à climat sec ou semi aride. Particulièrement cultivé en Afrique aux abords du 15e parallèle, le millet apparaît aussi dans l’Inde péninsulaire, en Extrême Orient, en ex U.R.S.S. La plante s’accommode… … Encyclopédie Universelle
MILLET (J.-F.) — MILLET JEAN FRANÇOIS (1814 1875) La peinture de Millet, longtemps très populaire, a été appréciée en vertu de critères d’ordre social ou moral, mais rarement en tant qu’œuvre plastique: c’est ce qu’a justement entrepris la critique récente. Par… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Millet — puede referise a: Lugares geográficos Millet (Santa Lucía), localidad de Santa Lucía en el distrito de Anse la Raye. Personas Jean François Millet (1814 1875), pintor francés. Lluís Millet (1867 1941), compositor y director de coros español.… … Wikipedia Español
Millet — (französisch und englisch für „Hirse“) ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Aimé Millet (1819–1891), französischer Bildhauer Catherine Millet (* 1948), Expertin für Moderne Kunst und Chefredakteurin des Magazins Art Press Francis Davis Millet … Deutsch Wikipedia
millet — mil let (m[i^]l l[e^]t), n. [F., dim. of mil, L. milium; akin to Gr. meli nh, AS. mil.] (Bot.) The name of several cereal and forage grasses which bear an abundance of small roundish grains. The common millets of Germany and Southern Europe are… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
millet — (n.) cereal grain, c.1400, from M.Fr. millet, dim. of mil millet, from L. milium millet (see MALLET (Cf. mallet)). Cognate with Gk. meline, Lith. malnus (pl.) millet … Etymology dictionary
millet — [mil′it] n. [ME milet < MFr, dim. of mil < L milium, millet < IE * melēi , var. of base * mel , to grind > MILL1, Gr melinē, millet] 1. a) a cereal grass (Panicum miliaceum) whose small grain is used for food in Europe and Asia b) the … English World dictionary
MILLET — MILLET, name for the religious communal organization of non Muslims in the Ottoman Empire. The Koran uses milla for religion or rite, e.g., religion of the Jews and Christians (2:114), and the religion of Abraham (2:124; 3:89). It is assumed that … Encyclopedia of Judaism
millet — Millet, Milium milij. Qui vit de millet, Miliarius … Thresor de la langue françoyse
MILLET — MILLET, the Panicum miliaceum, a summer plant of the Gramineae family, whose small seeds are utilized as fodder or are sometimes ground to produce a poor quality flour. It is regarded by some as identical with doḥan, one of the ingredients of the … Encyclopedia of Judaism
Millet — Millet, Johann Franz, genannt Francisque, geb. 1043 in Antwerpen, Landschafts , Porträt u. Historienmaler aus der Niederländischen Schule; ging nach Paris, wo er sich nach Poussin ausbildete u. gewann bei aller Einfarbigkeit einen hohen Styl der… … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
