kaoliang /ˈkeɪəʊˌljaŋ 
/ ▸ noun [mass noun] sorghum of a variety grown in China and used to make dough and alcoholic drinks. Sorghum bicolor variety nervosum, family Gramineae.
– ORIGIN early 20th century: from Chinese gāoliang, from gāo ‘high’ + liáng ‘fine grain’.
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