millet

noun3

1. •
   Any of a group of various types of grass or its grains used as food, widely cultivated in the developing world.

   • […] Tobias said, ‘Don't bother. Elena's allergic to all known food groups. The only thing she eats here is seasoned millet and rainwater they bring down from Vermont in a zinc can.’ — 1991
2. •
   Common millet, in particular of species Panicum miliaceum.
3. •
   (historical) A semi-autonomous confessional community under the Ottoman Empire, especially a non-Muslim one.

   • The special duties of these millet organizations are to care for the educational and other moral wants of the people […] — 1880