dhourra

ITALIAN MILLET, or Great Indian Millet, is cultivated in Egypt and Nubia, where it is called dhourra, and is used as human food, as well as for the fermentation of beer.

The Book of Household Management Isabella Mary 1861

ITALIAN MILLET, or Great Indian Millet, is cultivated in Egypt and Nubia, where it is called dhourra, and is used as human food, as well as for the fermentation of beer.

The Book of Household Management Isabella Mary 1861

Wheat, dhourra, barley, and dokhen are sown here; of vegetables the Badendján, or egg-plant, Meloukhye onions and radishes are cultivated; and vines, lemon, and banana-trees abound.

Travels in Arabia 2003

Kholeys stands upon a wide plain, in several parts of which date-groves are seen, with fields, where dhourra, bemye, and dokken are cultivated.

Travels in Arabia 2003

Before the Turkish conquest, the usual currency at this market was dhourra; at present, piastres and paras are taken.

Travels in Arabia 2003

Their mountains contain many fertile valleys, where date-trees grow, and some dhourra is sown.

Travels in Arabia 2003

After crossing the mountain opposite Philæ, I passed the night in the house of a sheikh at Wady Debot, where I first tasted the country dish which during my journey became my constant food -- viz., thin unleavened and slightly-baked cakes of dhourra, served with sweet or sour milk.

The World's Greatest Books — Volume 19 — Travel and Adventure Various 1909

The rich deposit of the river on the eastern bank yields large crops of dhourra and cotton.

The World's Greatest Books — Volume 19 — Travel and Adventure Various 1909

A valley in the eastern mountains is noted for its splendid breed of cattle and fine dhourra.

The World's Greatest Books — Volume 19 — Travel and Adventure Various 1909

Such is millet (dhourra), which ripens in four months after it is sown, and bears a drought well.

Statistics, Facts, and Dates, for the Sunday Recitations of the Junior Class in the University. 15 p. 1850