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cassava.

Manioc (Manihot esculenta), a tropical plant which is the source of tapioca.

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/kəˈsɑː.və/Received-Pronunciation/kəˈsɑ.və/General-American
  1. Manioc (Manihot esculenta), a tropical plant which is the source of tapioca.

    countable · uncountable
  2. The root of this plant.

    countable · uncountable
  3. Tapioca, a starchy pulp made with manioc roots.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Spanish cazabe, from Taíno *kasabi (“cassava flour”) (whence Garifuna sibiba), from Proto-Arawak *sapi.

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