Meaning & use
Manioca
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Another name for cassava or manioc, a starchy tropical root vegetable widely used as a staple food.
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Manioca flour is a key ingredient in many traditional Brazilian dishes.
Farmers across the region grow manioca as a reliable, drought-tolerant crop.
A note on using this word
The word entered English through Portuguese and Spanish, ultimately from the Tupi-Guarani languages of South America.
Words with a similar meaning
cassavamanioc
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