Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: manioc
IPA transcription: [m'æni,ɑk]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: bitter_cassava, manioc, mandioc, mandioca, tapioca_plant, gari, Manihot_esculenta, Manihot_utilissima
    Meaning: cassava with long tuberous edible roots and soft brittle stems; used especially to make cassiri (an intoxicating drink) and tapioca
  • Synonyms: cassava, manioc
    Meaning: cassava root eaten as a staple food after drying and leaching; source of tapioca
  • Synonyms: cassava, cassava_starch, manioc, manioca
    Meaning: a starch made by leaching and drying the root of the cassava plant; the source of tapioca; a staple food in the tropics
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