green gram

G g

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [green gram]
- /grin græm/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [green gram]
- /grin græm/

Definitions of green gram words

noun green gram (in the East Indies) the chickpea used as a food for people and cattle. 1
noun green gram any of several other beans, as the mung bean, Vigna radiata (green gram or golden gram) or the urd, V. mungo (black gram) 1
noun green gram a leguminous plant, Phaseolus aureus, whose seeds are used as food in India 0
noun green gram the seed of this plant 0
noun green gram A bean from the seed of Vigna radiata, which is native to Bangladesh and India. 0

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Origin of green gram

First appearance:

before 1905

One of the 15% newest English words

1905-10; earlier moong < Hindi mū̃g, variant of mūg; compare Pali, Prakrit mugga, Sanskrit mudga

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green gram popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 57% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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