ragi

Alternative forms

• ragee, raggee, raggy, ragy

Noun

ragi (uncountable)

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

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

Noun

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

Noun

ragi (plural ragi-ragi)

1. (cooking) starter: a yeast culture used to start a fermentation process

   Hyponyms: ragi roti, ragi tempe, ragi tape

2. (cooking) ragi: a type of yeast traditionally used in winemaking, baking, and brewing, now identified as Saccharomyces cerevisiae

   Synonym: fermen

Noun

ragi (plural ragi-ragi)

1. (clothing) colour, color

   Synonyms: warna, ragam

2. (clothing) pattern

   Synonym: corak