taro
Colocasia esculenta, raised as a food primarily for its corm, which distantly…Colocasia esculenta, raised as a food primarily for its corm, which distantly resembles potato.
» Taro weighs no less than 70 kilograms.
Таро весит не менее семидесяти килограммов.
Таро важить не менше 70 кілограмів.
Meaning
3 senses(uncountable, usually)Colocasia esculenta, raised as a food primarily for its corm, which distantly resembles potato.
Taro, Wasserbrotwurzel
та́роtáro
(uncountable, usually)Any of several other species with similar corms and growth habit in Colocasia, Alocasia etc.
(uncountable, usually)Food from a taro plant.
Taro, Wasserbrotwurzel
- 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 sentencesTaro weighs no less than 70 kilograms.
Таро важить не менше 70 кілограмів.
ruТаро весит не менее семидесяти килограммов.
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.
Taro, dinner is ready.
Таро, обід готовий!
deTarō, das Essen ist fertig.
Taro died two years ago.
Таро помер два роки тому.
ruТаро умер два года назад.
deTaro ist vor zwei Jahren gestorben.
You can just call me Taro.
Можете називати мене просто Тарою.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 1
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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| Singular | taro |
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uncountable
Synonyms
13 synonyms- tropical starchy tuberous root:taro rootcocoyamdasheenedda
- 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:taro plantdalodasheenColocasia esculenta
- edible starchy tuberous root of taro plants:cocoyamdasheeneddo
Word family
4 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable