eddoe
- noun
- /ˈɛdoʊ/
- UK
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eddo
- He added that "Cassada, yams, eddoes, and even sweet potatoes and plantains were rarely seen on the tables of the gentry."
Examples
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At the market, I bought several eddoes to use in my vegetable stew.
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In another piece of Burkc's correspondence to Mrs. Lee about four years later, he provided more details about African foodstuffs: "We have a vegetable known by the name eddoe, or tania, very much like our Irish potato, a very excellent breadstuff."
Academic text (2004) -
Zoe peeled the rough skin from the eddoe before boiling it for dinner.
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Many chefs recommend using eddoes as a flavorful alternative to potatoes in their recipes.
Synonyms
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A tropical plant with large leaves grown for its starchy edible root used like a potato
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A starchy root vegetable eaten as a main food in tropical regions
A large root like a potato that people cook and eat in tropical countries
A tropical plant with large shiny leaves and a starchy root used for food
A starchy root like a potato that people cook and eat in tropical countries
A starchy root like a potato, cooked and eaten in Caribbean and African cooking
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word eddoe likely comes from Caribbean and West African names for a small taro plant. It simply means a starchy 'root' used as a vegetable, so think of it as taro or a 'yam' you cook like a potato.