cassava

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Manioc (Manihot esculenta), a tropical plant which is the source of tapioca.
  2. The root of this plant.
  3. Tapioca, a starchy pulp made with manioc roots.

Pronunciation

/kəˈsɑː.və/ /kəˈsɑ.və/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-cassava.wav

Word forms

cassava cassavas cassaba cassada

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cazabe, from Taíno *kasabi (“cassava flour”) (whence Garifuna sibiba), from Proto-Arawak *sapi.

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