eddo

Examples

• All

• I bought some fresh eddo at the market.

• The market sells fresh eddoes alongside other tropical vegetables.

• After boiling the eddo, it was mashed and served as a side dish.

• The eddo is rich in carbohydrates.

• In many Caribbean dishes, eddo is often used as a substitute for potatoes.

• I enjoy making soups that include eddo for added texture and flavor.

• The market sells fresh eddo alongside other root vegetables like yam and sweet potato.

Synonyms

T

taro

vseddo

4 6.5

A tropical plant with large leaves grown for its starchy edible root used like a potato

focuses on the harvested tuber as an edible staple rather than the whole plant

T

taro root

vseddo

1 4.0

A starchy root vegetable eaten as a main food in tropical regions

is the more specific name for roots of certain plants in that group

G

gabi

vseddo

• Philippine

1 9.9

A tropical plant with big leaves whose root you can cook and eat

is a specific tuber name used for the harvested edible root

D

dasheen

vseddo

• UK

1 9.9

A large root like a potato that people cook and eat in tropical countries

is focused on the harvested starchy tuber rather than the whole plant

E

edda

vseddo

• UK

1 9.9

A starchy root like a potato, cooked and eaten in Caribbean and African cooking

is the general name for similar edible roots grown more widely

C

cocoyam

vseddo

• Indian

1 8.8

A tropical plant that has a large starchy root people eat

is the term for the specific edible tuber from certain plants in that family

E

eddoe

vseddo

• UK

1 9.9

A tropical plant with a starchy root that people eat as a vegetable

refers specifically to the edible harvested tuber rather than the plant

Surface Forms

Etymology