cocoyam en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From coco + yam, because old cocoyam was planted in coconut groves and resembled yams. New cocoyam was so named because it resembled old cocoyam.
Meanings
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New cocoyam: Xanthosoma, particularly Xanthosoma sagittifolium, or the edible root of that plant; malanga.
Ampesi, intensely flavored stews or soups, are eaten with fufu, a firm, starchy dumpling made from plantains or cocoyam.
2007 March 30, “Street Level”, in Chicago Reader:
- Old cocoyam: Colocasia esculenta; taro.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| cocoyams | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
malanga · quequisque · dasheen · tanier (to be sorted) · taro · tannier (to be sorted) · tannia (to be sorted) · yautia · otoy · otoe · taioba (to be sorted) · macabo · new cocoyam
Translations (32)
pl żółtosocza (new cocoyam, Xanthosoma) · es tiquisque (new cocoyam, Xanthosoma) · es malanga (new cocoyam, Xanthosoma) · pl malanga (new cocoyam, Xanthosoma) · srn taya (new cocoyam, Xanthosoma) · pl kolokazja jadalna (old cocoyam, Colocasia esculenta) · djk taya (new cocoyam, Xanthosoma) · pt tajá (new cocoyam, Xanthosoma) · djk su (old cocoyam, Colocasia esculenta) · djk dasini (old cocoyam, Colocasia esculenta) · th เผือก (old cocoyam, Colocasia esculenta) · es macal (new cocoyam, Xanthosoma) · es malanga (old cocoyam, Colocasia esculenta) · es yautía (new cocoyam, Xanthosoma) · es quequisque (new cocoyam, Xanthosoma) · pl ksantosoma (new cocoyam, Xanthosoma) · de Taro (old cocoyam, Colocasia esculenta) · es uncucha (new cocoyam, Xanthosoma) · es rascadera (new cocoyam, Xanthosoma) · nl tajer (old cocoyam, Colocasia esculenta) · bg таро (old cocoyam, Colocasia esculenta) · pt taioba (new cocoyam, Xanthosoma) · nl tajer (new cocoyam, Xanthosoma) · de Wasserbrotwurzel (old cocoyam, Colocasia esculenta) · th บอน (old cocoyam, Colocasia esculenta) · es otoe (new cocoyam, Xanthosoma) · srn taya (old cocoyam, Colocasia esculenta) · pl taro (old cocoyam, Colocasia esculenta) · es yautía coco (old cocoyam, Colocasia esculenta) · djk sineisi taya (old cocoyam, Colocasia esculenta) · es ocumo (new cocoyam, Xanthosoma) · mop mäkäl (new cocoyam, Xanthosoma)