English > mandioca: 1 sense > noun 1, plantMeaning | cassava with long tuberous edible roots and soft brittle stems; used especially to make cassiri (an intoxicating drink) and tapioca. |
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Synonyms | bitter cassava, manioc, mandioc, tapioca plant, gari, Manihot esculenta, Manihot utilissima |
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Parts | cassava, manioc | cassava root eaten as a staple food after drying and leaching |
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Broader | cassava, casava | Any of several plants of the genus Manihot having fleshy roots yielding a nutritious starch |
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Substances | cassiri | A drink resembling beer |
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Spanish | gari, mandioca, Manihot utilissima |
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Catalan | gari, mandioca, Manihot esculenta |
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