YUCA Synonyms
There are 5 hypernyms of the word yuca. (close relations)
Definition of YUCA
Best Alternative Words for YUCA
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cassava | nounn | |||||||
noun • a starch made by leaching and drying the root of the cassava plant; the source of tapioca; a staple food in the tropics • cassava root eaten as a staple food after drying and leaching; source of tapioca • any of several plants of the genus Manihot having fleshy roots yielding a nutritious starch | ||||||||
mandioca | nounn | |||||||
noun • cassava with long tuberous edible roots and soft brittle stems; used especially to make cassiri (an intoxicating drink) and tapioca | ||||||||
manioc | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a starch made by leaching and drying the root of the cassava plant; the source of tapioca; a staple food in the tropics • cassava root eaten as a staple food after drying and leaching; source of tapioca • cassava with long tuberous edible roots and soft brittle stems; used especially to make cassiri (an intoxicating drink) and tapioca |