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Cassava

Cas′sa-va

(kăs′sȧ-vȧ)
,
Noun.
[F.
cassave
, Sp.
cazabe
, fr.
kasabi
, in the language of Haiti.]
1.
(Bot.)
A shrubby euphorbiaceous plant of the genus
Manihot
, with fleshy rootstocks yielding an edible starch; – called also
manioc
.
☞ There are two species, bitter and sweet, from which the cassava of commerce is prepared in the West Indies, tropical America, and Africa. The bitter (
Manihot utilissima
) is the more important; this has a poisonous sap, but by grating, pressing, and baking the root the poisonous qualities are removed. The sweet (
Manihot Aipi
) is used as a table vegetable.
2.
A nutritious starch obtained from the rootstocks of the cassava plant, used as food and in making tapioca.

Definition 2024

cassava

cassava

English

cassava

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Noun

cassava ‎(plural cassavas)

  1. manioc, the source of tapioca, Manihot esculenta.
  2. Tapioca, a starchy pulp made with the roots of this tropical plant.

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References

  1. ↑ “cassava” in Douglas Harper, Online Etymology Dictionary (2001).

Italian

Verb

cassava

  1. third-person singular imperfect indicative of cassare

Portuguese

Verb

cassava

  1. first-person singular (eu) imperfect indicative of cassar
  2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) imperfect indicative of cassar

Etymology

From Portuguese cassave, from Taino *kasabi ‎(“cassava flour”)[1] (compare Garifuna *sibiba), from Proto-Arawakan *sapi.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kəˈsɑːvə/

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