cassava

Meaning

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

Synonyms

manioc

tapioca

yuca

manioca

casava

cassava starch

sweet manioc

mandioca

sweet cassava

tapioca plant

arrow root

garri

Manioc

yucca

gari

manihot

genus Manihot

Manihot esculenta

bitter cassava

mandioc

Translations

manioc

mandioca

yuca

mandioca

Maniok

manioca

Manihot esculenta

cassave

maniok

mandioca

Mandioka

casabe

Kassava

tapioca

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kəˈsɑːvə/

Etymology

Cognate with Garifuna: sibiba

In summary

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