rajgira means any of the cereal plants called amaranth, and its seed used for food.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, rajgira ranks #36,620 of 42,752 for Qualifying.
rajgira is pronounced [ˈɾɑːd͡ʒ.ɡi.rɑː].
Etymology
Borrowed from Hindi राजगिरा (rājgirā) and Marathi राजगिरा (rājgirā) of the same meaning.
noun
- Any of the cereal plants called amaranth, and its seed used for food.
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Words closest in meaning
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- ragi 68% match — A grain, of species Eleusine coracana, cultivated as a cereal in arid areas of Africa and Asia; finger millet. vs rajgira →
- amaranthus 61% match — Any of the genus Amaranthus; an amaranth. vs rajgira →
- bajra 57% match — Pearl millet (Cenchrus americanus, syn. Pennisetum glaucum). vs rajgira →
- arhar 56% match — Synonym of pigeon pea. vs rajgira →
- ajmoda 55% match — A plant related to ajwain, Trachyspermum roxburghianum, used as a spice and in Ayurvedic medicine. vs rajgira →
- bitterweed 55% match — Any plant in the genus Ambrosia, especially Ambrosia artemisiifolia (common ragweed). vs rajgira →
- blite 54% match — The plant Amaranthus blitum, purple amaranth. vs rajgira →
- marua 54% match — A type of small-grained cereal from India, Eleusine coracana, similar to millet. vs rajgira →