English Explanatory Dictionary

taro

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Colocasia esculenta, raised as a food primarily for its corm, which distantly resembles potato.
  2. Any of several other species with similar corms and growth habit in Colocasia, Alocasia etc.
  3. Food from a taro plant.
name
  1. A river and valley in Italy.

Pronunciation

/ˈtæɹəʊ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-taro.wav /ˈtæɹoʊ/ /ˈtɑɹoʊ/

Word forms

taro taros

Etymology

Borrowed from Māori taro. Doublet of kalo, from Hawaiian.

Synonyms

colocasia elephant ears eddo old cocoyam yam dasheen madumbi

Derived words

Chinese taro giant swamp taro giant taro metallic taro swamp taro taro cake taro flying frog taro-patch fiddle
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