cassava
Manioc, a tropical plant which is the source of tapiocaManioc (Manihot esculenta), a tropical plant which is the source of tapioca.
» This cassava is hard to peel.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)Manioc (Manihot esculenta), a tropical plant which is the source of tapioca.
Maniok, Mandioka, Kassawa
манио́кmaniók, манио́каmanióka, манио́тmaniót
a starch made by leaching and drying the root of the cassava plant; the source of tapioca; a staple food in the tropics
(countable, uncountable)The root of this plant.
(countable, uncountable)Tapioca, a starchy pulp made with manioc roots.
Examples
10 sentencesThis cassava is hard to peel.
Nigeria is the world's largest producer of cassava.
I'm planting sweet potatoes on one half and cassava on the other half.
Cassava can be toxic.
Cassava is a drought-tolerant crop and consequently a major staple food for millions of people.
Translations
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Origin
Borrowed from Spanish cazabe, from Taíno *kasabi (“cassava flour”) (whence Garifuna sibibaBorrowed from Spanish cazabe, from Taíno *kasabi (“cassava flour”) (whence Garifuna sibiba), from Proto-Arawak *sapi.
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Forms
plural: cassavasSynonyms
5 synonyms- any of several plants of the genus Manihot having fleshy roots yielding a nutritious starch:casava
- cassava root eaten as a staple food after drying and leaching; source of tapioca:manioc
- a starch made by leaching and drying the root of the cassava plant; the source of tapioca; a staple food in the tropics:cassava starchmaniocmanioca
Word family
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1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable