Pronunciation: hi- ' ga-r ē , - ' ga-r ə ; ' h ī - ˌ gir
Function: noun
Etymology: Arabic dialect (Sudan) ḥ ij ē r ī , perhaps alteration of Arabic ḥ ij ā r ī stony
Date: 1919
: any of several Sudanese grain sorghums having chalky white seeds including one grown in the southwestern U.S.