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dasheen en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /dæˈʃiːn/

Etymology

From a language of the West Indies. Probably from Antillean Creole dachine or another French creole, from French (chou) de Chine (literally “(cabbage) of China”), as the species originated in China.

Meanings

1. Old cocoyam; the edible starchy yellow tuber of the taro plant.
   • He say tell your people [...] to boil more banana, and roast more yam, fry more potato and dig up more dasheen. 2014, Marlon James, A Brief History of Seven Killings, Oneworld Publications (2015), page 151:

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