yuca
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• noun
The starchy, edible tuberous root of the cassava plant, widely cultivated as a staple carbohydrate in tropical and subtropical regions.
"For dinner, the chef served grilled chicken alongside a generous portion of crispy fried yuca."
A woody shrub native to South America, cultivated extensively for its highly nutritious and starchy root.
"The farmer planted a new field of yuca just before the onset of the seasonal rains."
Word Nuance & Usage
The word 'yuca' (the edible root of the cassava plant) is very frequently confused in spelling and pronunciation with 'yucca', which is an entirely unrelated ornamental desert plant with stiff, sword-shaped leaves.
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed from Taino, an indigenous language of the Caribbean, referring originally to the cassava plant.
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