Associations to the word «Manioc»
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Wiktionary
MANIOC, noun. (countable) (uncountable) The tropical plant, Manihot esculenta, from which cassava and tapioca are prepared.
MANIOC, noun. (uncountable) Cassava root, eaten as a food.
MANIOC, noun. (uncountable) A food starch prepared from the root.
Dictionary definition
MANIOC, noun. A starch made by leaching and drying the root of the cassava plant; the source of tapioca; a staple food in the tropics.
MANIOC, noun. Cassava root eaten as a staple food after drying and leaching; source of tapioca.
MANIOC, noun. Cassava with long tuberous edible roots and soft brittle stems; used especially to make cassiri (an intoxicating drink) and tapioca.
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