English Explanatory Dictionary

cocoyam

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. New cocoyam: Xanthosoma, particularly Xanthosoma sagittifolium, or the edible root of that plant; malanga.
  2. Old cocoyam: Colocasia esculenta; taro.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

cocoyam cocoyams

Etymology

From coco + yam, because old cocoyam was planted in coconut groves and resembled yams. New cocoyam was so named because it resembled old cocoyam.

Synonyms

yautia new cocoyam otoe otoy macabo malanga quequisque taro dasheen tanier tannia tannier taioba
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