Meaning & use

yautia

noun·Advanced

A starchy tropical root vegetable, also called tannia or malanga, commonly used in Caribbean and Latin American cooking.

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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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