"tania" meaning in English

See tania in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Etymology: From Tupian. Etymology templates: {{der|en|tup}} Tupian Head templates: {{en-noun|?}} tania
  1. (rare) New cocoyam, yautia (Xanthosoma sagittifolium). Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-tania-en-noun-z3e6RQix Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 69 31 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 70 30 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 69 31
  2. (rare) Taro. Tags: rare
    Sense id: en-tania-en-noun-zL7AvGau
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: tannier, tanier, tannia, tanya

Alternative forms

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