cassava
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Definition of cassava
3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- (countable, uncountable)Manioc (Manihot esculenta), a tropical plant which is the source of tapioca.
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noun
- (countable, uncountable)Manioc (Manihot esculenta), a tropical plant which is the source of tapioca.
- (countable, uncountable)The root of this plant.
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(countable, uncountable)Tapioca, a starchy pulp made with manioc roots.
“Jucca, ſive Yucca Peruana. The root whereof the bread Caſua, or Cazava is made.”
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Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish cazabe, from Taíno *kasabi (“cassava flour”) (whence Garifuna sibiba), from Proto-Arawak *sapi.
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