mandioca
- noun
- /mænˈdiːoʊkə/
- UK
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mandioca
- The chef prepared a delicious dish using mandioca that was served with a variety of meats.
Examples
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In Brazil, people often enjoy tapioca pancakes made from mandioca flour.
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I could give you the link, but it is in Spanish. Suffice to say it's bread made with mandioca (yuca, tapioca) starch, and the process is much more complicated than your recipe.
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Many cultures use mandioca as a staple food due to its versatility in cooking.
Synonyms
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A tropical plant with large starchy roots used for food
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A tropical plant with thick starchy roots used for food
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A tropical plant with thick starchy roots eaten like potatoes
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A tropical plant with a large starchy root used for food and to make flour
A tropical plant with large starchy roots used for food and to make tapioca
A plant with long edible roots grown for its starch used to make tapioca
A tropical plant with long edible roots that people use to make tapioca and flour
A South American plant with large roots that people eat and leaves that feed animals
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word mandioca comes from an indigenous Brazilian word manioka, which meant 'cassava' or 'starchy root'. That's why mandioca still names the cassava plant and its flour, and is related to the word tapioca, the food made from the same root.