yuca
yuca · yucas
CassavaCassava
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)Cassava
(countable, uncountable)Cassava root
Origin
Via Spanish yuca (also historically juca), frequently said to be of Taíno origin. While thVia Spanish yuca (also historically juca), frequently said to be of Taíno origin. While the word is almost certainly from an indigenous American language, the source is not known. Perhaps from Kari'na yuca (“cassava”) , but this appears to be a ghost word. Doublet of yucca.
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Forms
plural: yucasWord family
1 related wordsDerivedyucca
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable