"coracan" meaning in English

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Noun

Etymology: From Sri Lankan Tamil குரக்கன் (kurakkaṉ), which is cognate with, if not from, Sinhalese කුරක්කං (kurakkaṁ). Etymology templates: {{der|en|ta|குரக்கன்}} Tamil குரக்கன் (kurakkaṉ), {{der|en|si|කුරක්කං}} Sinhalese කුරක්කං (kurakkaṁ) Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} coracan
  1. Eleusine coracana, finger millet. Categories (lifeform): Cynodonteae tribe grasses, Grains Derived forms: coracan millet
    Sense id: en-coracan-en-noun-nVbfzRdO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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