/ ˈsɔːgəm; NAmE ˈsɔːrgəm/ noun
[ U ] very small grain grown as food in tropical countries; the plant that produces this grain
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WORD ORIGIN
late 16th cent.: modern Latin , from Italian sorgo , perhaps based on a variant of Latin syricum Syrian.
/ ˈsɔːgəm; NAmE ˈsɔːrgəm/ noun
[ U ] very small grain grown as food in tropical countries; the plant that produces this grain
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WORD ORIGIN
late 16th cent.: modern Latin , from Italian sorgo , perhaps based on a variant of Latin syricum Syrian.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005