man·i·oc

(măn′ē-ŏk′) also man·i·o·ca (măn′ē-ō′kə)

[French, from Tupí mandioca, manioca.]

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manioc

(ˈmænɪˌɒk) or

manioca

(Plants) another name for cassava¹

[C16: from Tupi mandioca; earlier form manihot from French, from Guarani mandio]

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cas•sa•va

(kəˈsɑ və)

n., pl. -vas.

1. any of several tropical American plants belonging to the genus Manihot, of the spurge family, having tuberous roots.

2. a nutritious starch from the roots, the source of tapioca.

[1545–55; < Sp cazabe cassava bread or meal < Taino]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	manioc - a starch made by leaching and drying the root of the cassava plant; the source of tapioca; a staple food in the tropics cassava, cassava starch, manioca tapioca - granular preparation of cassava starch used to thicken especially puddings amylum, starch - a complex carbohydrate found chiefly in seeds, fruits, tubers, roots and stem pith of plants, notably in corn, potatoes, wheat, and rice; an important foodstuff and used otherwise especially in adhesives and as fillers and stiffeners for paper and textiles
	2.	manioc - cassava root eaten as a staple food after drying and leaching; source of tapioca cassava tapioca - granular preparation of cassava starch used to thicken especially puddings bitter cassava, gari, mandioc, mandioca, Manihot esculenta, Manihot utilissima, tapioca plant, manioc - cassava with long tuberous edible roots and soft brittle stems; used especially to make cassiri (an intoxicating drink) and tapioca root - (botany) the usually underground organ that lacks buds or leaves or nodes; absorbs water and mineral salts; usually it anchors the plant to the ground
	3.	manioc - cassava with long tuberous edible roots and soft brittle stems; used especially to make cassiri (an intoxicating drink) and tapioca bitter cassava, gari, mandioc, mandioca, Manihot esculenta, Manihot utilissima, tapioca plant cassiri - a drink resembling beer; made from fermented cassava juice casava, cassava - any of several plants of the genus Manihot having fleshy roots yielding a nutritious starch cassava, manioc - cassava root eaten as a staple food after drying and leaching; source of tapioca

Translations

manioc

[ˈmænɪɒk] N → mandioca f, yuca f

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manioc

n → Maniok m

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