English Explanatory Dictionary

yuca

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. cassava
  2. cassava root

Word forms

yuca yucas yuka

Etymology

Via 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.

Derived words

yucca
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