Durra n. (Written also dhoorra, dhurra, doura, etc) (Bot.) A kind of millet, cultivated throughout Asia, and introduced into the south of Europe; a variety of Sorghum vulgare; called also Indian millet, and Guinea corn.
... very well on the bushes, my lord. They get little else, when they are with the Arabs; a handful of durra, occasionally, when they are at work; but at other times they only get what they can pick up. If their master is a good one, they may get a few dates. They will carry us briskly enough to the ... — With Kitchener in the Soudan - A Story of Atbara and Omdurman • G. A. Henty
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