cassava
manioc
yuca
source of
tapioca
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on-line video: traditional manioc processing -- Gilles Chertier
on-line video: preparing manioc flour -- Gilles Chertier
Cassava root
(Manihot esculenta)
cassava |
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Also called yuca. 1. A shrubby tropical American plant (Manihot esculenta) widely grown for its large, tuberous, starchy roots. 2. The root of this plant, eaten as a staple food in the tropics only after leaching and drying to remove cyanide. Cassava starch is also the source of tapioca. In both senses also called manioc. |
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Ultimately from Taino casavi, flour from manioc. |
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tapioca |
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A beady starch obtained from the root of the cassava, used for puddings and as a thickening agent in cooking. |
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Portuguese, from Tupi [language of Brazil] typióca : ty, juice + pyá, heart + oca, to remove. [from tipi'óka] |
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