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Vinony

cassava

noun

  1. a tropical plant
  2. cassava root
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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /kəˈsɑː.və/ / /kəˈsɑ.və/

noun

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

  1. Manioc (Manihot esculenta), a tropical plant which is the source of tapioca.
  2. The root of this plant.
  3. Tapioca, a starchy pulp made with manioc roots.

    “Jucca, ſive Yucca Peruana. The root whereof the bread Caſua, or Cazava is made.”