ragi

Meaning

Noun

• A type of grain, Eleusine coracana, cultivated as a cereal in arid areas of Africa and Asia; finger millet.
• A type of yeast traditionally used in winemaking, baking, and brewing, now identified as Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

Origin

• From Kannada ರಾಗಿ.
• From Malay ragi ("fermenting medium, yeast"), from an Indian language such as Hindi रागी ("finger millet"), since finger millet can be fermented. See Etymology 1.