cocoyam

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. New cocoyam: Xanthosoma, particularly Xanthosoma sagittifolium, or the edible root of that plant; malanga.
    — Ampesi, intensely flavored stews or soups, are eaten with fufu, a firm, starchy dumpling made from plantains or cocoyam.
  2. Old cocoyam: Colocasia esculenta; taro.

词形变化

cocoyams plural

词汇关系

近义词
yautia new cocoyam otoe otoy macabo malanga quequisque taro dasheen tanier tannia tannier taioba

词源

From coco + yam, because old cocoyam was planted in coconut groves and resembled yams. New cocoyam was so named because it resembled old cocoyam.
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