Meaning & use
yautia
A starchy tropical root vegetable, also called tannia or malanga, commonly used in Caribbean and Latin American cooking.
See it in a sentence
She peeled the yautia and added it to a hearty pork stew.
Yautia can be boiled, mashed, or fried much like a potato or taro root.
A note on using this word
Yautia keeps its Spanish name in English; it is related to taro but has its own distinct texture and flavor.
Words with a similar meaning
tanniamalanga
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