"manioc" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmæ.ni.ɒk/ [UK], /ˈmæ.niˌɑk/ [US], /ˈmeɪ.niˌɑk/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-manioc.wav Forms: maniocs [plural]
Etymology: From French manioc and Spanish mandioca, ultimately from Old Tupi mani'oka. Etymology templates: {{der|en|fr|manioc}} French manioc, {{der|en|es|mandioca}} Spanish mandioca, {{der|en|tpw|mani'oka}} Old Tupi mani'oka Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} manioc (usually uncountable, plural maniocs)
  1. (countable, uncountable) The tropical plant Manihot esculenta, from which cassava and tapioca are prepared. Tags: countable, uncountable, usually Categories (lifeform): Spurges Synonyms (Manihot esculenta): cassava, yuca Translations (tropical plant): mama (Achuar), مانيوك (manywk) [feminine] (Arabic), հացարմատ (hacʻarmat) (Armenian), ju (Borôro), маниока (manioka) [feminine] (Bulgarian), mandioca [feminine] (Catalan), maniok [masculine] (Dutch), manioko (Esperanto), maniokki (Finnish), manioc [masculine] (French), Mandiok [feminine] (German), सागू (sāgū) [masculine] (Hindi), xerye (Hixkaryana), mama (Huambisa), kahawa (Maori), mandioca [feminine] (Portuguese), aipim [masculine] (Portuguese), macaxeira [feminine] (Portuguese), rumu (Quechua), manioc [masculine] (Romanian), манио́ка (manióka) [feminine] (Russian), тапио́ка (tapióka) [feminine] (Russian), mandioca [feminine] (Spanish), muhogo (Swahili), mandioka (Swedish), มันสำปะหลัง (mansămbpàlăng) (Thai), manyok (Turkish), سوجی (soji) [feminine] (Urdu)
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  2. (uncountable) Cassava root, eaten as a food. Tags: uncountable, usually Synonyms (cassava root): cassava, yuca Translations (root): mama (Achuar), maniok [masculine] (Dutch), manioc [masculine] (French), xerye (Hixkaryana), mama (Huambisa), mwanga [class-3] (Kikuyu), maniok [masculine] (Polish), mandioca [feminine] (Portuguese), macaxeira [feminine] (Portuguese), aipim [masculine] (Portuguese), manioc [masculine] (Romanian), bantara (Soninke), yuca (Spanish), มันสำปะหลัง (mansămbpàlăng) (Thai)
    Sense id: en-manioc-en-noun-YGtCJk9B Disambiguation of 'cassava root': 26 64 10 Disambiguation of 'root': 0 58 42
  3. (uncountable) A food starch prepared from the root. Tags: uncountable, usually Synonyms (food starch): cassava, tapioca Translations (starch): couac [masculine] (French), tapioca [masculine] (French), tapioca [feminine] (Portuguese), polvilho [masculine] (Portuguese), tapiocă [feminine] (Romanian), แป้งมันสำปะหลัง (bpâengman sămbpàlăng) (Thai), แป้งมัน (bpɛ̂ɛng-man) (Thai)
    Sense id: en-manioc-en-noun-yrR4TJ3c Disambiguation of 'food starch': 4 10 86 Disambiguation of 'starch': 6 4 90
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: manioca, mandioc, manihoc, manihot (alt: from Guaraní rather than Old Tupi)

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "bpɛ̂ɛng-man",
      "sense": "starch",
      "word": "แป้งมัน"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "Cassava"
  ],
  "word": "manioc"
}

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