Dictionary

cassava en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /kəˈsɑ.və/ (General-American)
• /kəˈsɑː.və/ (Received-Pronunciation)
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Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish cazabe, from Taíno *kasabi (“cassava flour”) (whence Garifuna sibiba), from Proto-Arawak *sapi.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) Manioc (Manihot esculenta), a tropical plant which is the source of tapioca.
2. (countable, uncountable) The root of this plant.
   • There was a smell of evening and of coolness after a hot day and a slight scent of peat-smoke that came from cassava being roasted in one of the fishermen's huts in the village away to the right. 1954, Ian Fleming, “Passionate Leave”, in Live and Let Die, London: Pan Books, published 1957, page 242:
3. (countable, uncountable) Tapioca, a starchy pulp made with manioc roots.
   • Jucca, ſive Yucca Peruana. The root whereof the bread Caſua, or Cazava is made. 1677, Thomas Holyoke, “Jucca”, in A Large Dictionary: In Three Parts: I. The English before the Latin, … II. The Latin before the English, … III. The Proper Names of Persons, Places, and Other Things Necessary to the Understanding of Historians and Poets. …, London: Printed for W[illiam] Rawlins, for G[eorge] Sawbridge, W[illiam] Place, T[homas] Basset, T[homas] Dring, J[ohn] Leigh, and J[ohn] Place, →OCLC:

Forms

Deriveds

cassava wood

Descendants

카사바 · キャッサバ

Synonyms

yuca · yuca

Translations (149)

tl kamoteng-kahoy (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · ml മരച്ചീനി (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · yue 木薯 (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · to mānioke (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · nah cuauhcamohtli (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · fj tavioka (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · ro manioc (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · arw kanaküdi (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · id ketela pohon (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · km ដំឡូងឈើ (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · jv ꦱꦶꦁꦏꦺꦴꦁ (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · rw inyumbati (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · de Mandioka (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · niy mɔ᷅kɔ̀ (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · ms ubi kayu (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · ha rogo (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · zdj mhogo (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · gu East African speakers use Swahili muhogo (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · lo ມັນຕົ້ນ (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · ko 카사바 (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · pl kassawa (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · cod yahuiri (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · ca mandioca (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · pl maniok (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · tpw mani'oka (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · yo ẹ̀gẹ́ (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · es cashcamote (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · hy հացարմատ (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · ta குச்சிவள்ளிக் கிழங்கு (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · pt macaxeira (root vegetable) · nl maniok (root vegetable) · snk bantara (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · eo manioko (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · tnq caçabi (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · ses bananku (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · ko 마니옥 (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · mdr kandoha' (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · pam kamuting dutung (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · bcl balinghoy (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · dua makwamba (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · gu East African speakers use Swahili muhogo (root vegetable) · ro manioc (root vegetable) · ig akpu (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · qu rumu (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · ta குச்சிக் கிழங்கு (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · tl balinghoy (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · th มันสำปะหลัง (root vegetable) · ml കപ്പ (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · cmn 木薯 (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · es cashcamote (root vegetable) · tr manyok (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · pt aipim (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · acu mama (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · min singkong (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · hix xerye (root vegetable) · sxn bungkahe (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · ta மரவள்ளிக் கிழங்கு (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · ny chinangwa (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · su ᮞᮙ᮪ᮕᮩ (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · my ပီလောပီနံ (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · za moegsawz (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · de Kassava (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · bg маниока (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · ki mwanga (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · srn kasaba (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · pl maniok (root vegetable) · de Kassawa (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · pt aipim (root vegetable) · jv ꦏꦼꦠꦺꦭꦥꦺꦴꦲꦸꦁ (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · es yuca (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · hi सागू (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · bci agba (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · uli diyohang (root vegetable) · ln manyɔ́kɔ (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · mdr lameayu (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · hub mama (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · th มันสำปะหลัง (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · qu yuka (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · mi tapioka (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · de Maniok (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · kn ಮರಗೆಣಸು (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · qu lumu (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · hub mama (root vegetable) · nl cassave (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · sw muhogo (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · ewo mbong (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · mak lame kayu (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · pt mandioca (root vegetable) · km ដំឡូងមី (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · map-bms ꦗꦮꦲꦸ (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · za maenzfaex (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · ca iuca (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · fr manioc (root vegetable) · min ubi parancih (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · et maniokk (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · es yuca (root vegetable) · mi kahawa (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · war bilanghoy (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · fi maniokki (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · map-bms ꦒꦸꦩ꧀ꦧꦶꦭꦶꦏꦪꦸ (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · kg mandioko (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · lus pângbâl (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · bn কাসাভা (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · liw kepar kayu (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · mad sabbhrâng (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · id singkong (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · tpy ole (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · gor kasubi (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · vi sắn (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · ru манио́т (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · ru манио́ка (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · wo pulloox (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · min ubi kayu (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · ln mbala (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · bor ju (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · pbg üi (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · bug lame aju (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · it manioca (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · mg mangahazo (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · ln nsɔngɔ́ (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · id ubi kayu (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · arw bosoli (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · ty māniota (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · tae káini (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · war lagikway (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · jv ꦏꦱ꧀ꦥꦺ (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · tet ai-farina (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · ja キャッサバ (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · war balinghoy (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · hix xerye (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · pga bafra (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · pt mandioca (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · ki mwanga (root vegetable) · acu mama (root vegetable) · pt macaxeira (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · ckv apaw (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · vi khoai mì (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · ee agbeli (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · ilo balinghoy (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · sda dua' kayu (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · map-bms ꦗꦮꦮ꧀ (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · snk bantara (root vegetable) · ta மரவள்ளி (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · kge hubi kayu (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · pam kamuting bagin (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · nl maniok (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · fr manioc (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · ceb balanghoy (plant (''Manihot esculenta'')) · ru манио́к (plant (''Manihot esculenta''))