Meaning

3 senses
  1. (uncountable, usually)Colocasia esculenta, raised as a food primarily for its corm, which distantly resembles potato.

    Taro, Wasserbrotwurzel

    та́роtáro

  2. (uncountable, usually)Any of several other species with similar corms and growth habit in Colocasia, Alocasia etc.

  3. (uncountable, usually)Food from a taro plant.

    Taro, Wasserbrotwurzel

More definitions
  • tropical starchy tuberous root
  • herb of the Pacific islands grown throughout the tropics for its edible root and in temperate areas as an ornamental for its large glossy leaves
  • edible starchy tuberous root of taro plants

Examples

99 sentences
  1. Taro weighs no less than 70 kilograms.

    Таро важить не менше 70 кілограмів.

    ruТаро весит не менее семидесяти килограммов.

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  2. Taro stayed in Tokyo for three days.

    Таро залишалася в Токіо три дні.

    ruТаро задержался в Токио на три дня.

    deTarō blieb drei Tage in Tōkyō.

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  3. Taro, dinner is ready.

    Таро, обід готовий!

    deTarō, das Essen ist fertig.

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  4. Taro died two years ago.

    Таро помер два роки тому.

    ruТаро умер два года назад.

    deTaro ist vor zwei Jahren gestorben.

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  5. You can just call me Taro.

    Можете називати мене просто Тарою.

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Translations

8 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
Colocasia esculenta:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
Colocasia esculenta:

Origin

Borrowed from Māori taro. Doublet of kalo, from Hawaiian.

Borrowed from Māori taro. Doublet of kalo, from Hawaiian.

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Forms

plural: taros
Singulartaro

uncountable

Synonyms

13 synonyms
Close in meaning

Word family

4 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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