manioc

Noun

Meaning

The tropical plants (Manihot utilissima, and M. Aipi), from which cassava and tapioca are prepared; also, cassava.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

cassava gari mandioc mandioca tapioca manioca bitter cassava Manihot esculenta Manihot utilissima cassava starch tapioca plant yucca root starch arrowroot
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Hypernyms

root starch cassava amylum casava

Anagrams

anomic camion conima anicom Camino MINOCA Monica maicon

Examples

We must contemplate the manioc. Dilma Rousseff

In Brazil, detoxified manioc is ground and cooked to a dry, often hard or crunchy meal known as farofa used as a condiment, toasted in butter, or eaten alone as a side dish. Source: Internet

In this process, the manioc (after treatment to remove toxicity) is ground to a pulp with a small hand- or diesel-powered mill. Source: Internet

A little girl peels manioc to make flour in Acará, in the state of Pará, in the northeast of Brazil's Amazon region. Source: Internet

An anthropology professor and his team have uncovered a manioc field one-third the size of football field buried under 10 feet of ash by the eruption of a volcano about 1,400 years ago that blanketed the Mayan farming village of Ceren in El Salvador. Source: Internet

Using manioc starch diluted in water and spraying it over fabrics before ironing helps stiffen collars. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

manini Maninka maninose manioca Manion Maniot