English Explanatory Dictionary

dasheen

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Old cocoyam; the edible starchy yellow tuber of the taro plant.

Pronunciation

/dæˈʃiːn/

Word forms

dasheen dasheens

Etymology

From a language of the West Indies. Probably from Antillean Creole dachine or another French creole, from French (chou) de Chine (literally “(cabbage) of China”), as the species originated in China.

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