milo
milo Lexical Profile
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• noun
A commercially produced chocolate and malt powder that is mixed with hot or cold water or milk to create a popular beverage, originally developed in Australia and widely consumed across Oceania, Asia, and Africa.
"She made herself a comforting mug of hot milo before settling down to study for the evening."
A drought-resistant variety of grain sorghum (Sorghum bicolor) with compact bearded heads of large seeds, widely cultivated in arid regions primarily for livestock feed and forage.
"The farmer decided to plant milo this season because it requires significantly less water than corn."
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Word Origin & Etymology
The name for the grain likely derives from a Bantu language term for sorghum. The chocolate malt beverage was developed in Australia in 1934 and named after Milo of Croton, a legendary ancient Greek wrestler, to evoke strength and vitality.