tannia
- noun
- /ˈtæniə/
- US
- When cooked, tannia has a texture similar to potatoes.
Examples
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The roots of the tannia are often used as a staple food in the Caribbean.
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Farmers cultivate tannia for its nutritious, starchy tubers.
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I love to eat tannia with my meals.
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Many people enjoy tannia as a healthy alternative to potatoes.
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Farmers cultivate tannia for its nutritious, starchy tubers.
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The roots of the tannia are often used as a staple food in the Caribbean.
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When cooked, tannia has a texture similar to potatoes.
Synonyms
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A tropical plant with starchy roots that people cook and eat like potatoes
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A tropical plant with starchy roots cooked like yams or potatoes
A tropical plant with large edible roots cooked like yams or potatoes
A tropical plant with edible tubers cooked like yams or potatoes
A tropical American plant with large edible tubers cooked like yams
Surface Forms
Etymology
Tannia comes from local Caribbean names for a starchy root, and it refers to a plant with edible tubers eaten much like 'yams' or 'potatoes'. A helpful way to remember tannia is to think of it as a 'tropical potato', a starchy tuber people cook in the same way, which is why the name points to the edible root today.