ragi

• IPA^(key): /ˈɹɑːɡi/

From Kannada ರಾಗಿ (rāgi).

Ragi (Eleusine coracana)

Ragi (grain)

• raggee
• raggy

ragi (uncountable)

1. A type of grain, Eleusine coracana, cultivated as a cereal in arid areas of Africa and Asia; finger millet.

   Synonyms: African finger millet, caracan millet, finger millet, koracan

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ragi (uncountable)

1. (cooking, brewing) A type of yeast traditionally used in winemaking, baking, and brewing, now identified as Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

   Synonym: ragi yeast

   • 2005, Malaysia at Random, Didier Millet, page 30,

     Pound 5 kg of round ragi (yeast) and 5 pieces of thinly sliced ragi into powder. Mix ragi into cooled rice.

   • 2010, M.J. Robert Nout, Kofi E. Aidoo, 2: Asian Fungal Fermented Food, Martin Hofrichter (volume editor), Karl Esser (editor), The Mycota, Volume X: Industrial Applications, page 49,

     It is made from cooked gelatinised rice and red pulverised ragi (yeast cake or jui-piang) and fermented for up to 30 days at 25°C.

   • 2014, Florence Tan, Florence Tan: Best Nyonya Recipes, page 108,

     Finely ground and sifted round ragi yeast 3⁄4 tsp

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ragi m

1. nominative plural form of rags
2. vocative plural form of rags