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- [kuh-sah-vuh]
- /kəˈsɑ və/
- /kəˈsɑː.və/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kuh-sah-vuh]
- /kəˈsɑ və/
Definitions of cassava word
- uncountable noun cassava Cassava is a South American plant with thick roots. It is grown for food. 3
- uncountable noun cassava Cassava is a substance that comes from the root of the cassava plant and is used to make flour. 3
- noun cassava any tropical euphorbiaceous plant of the genus Manihot, esp the widely cultivated American species M. esculenta (or utilissima) (bitter cassava) and M. dulcis (sweet cassava) 3
- noun cassava a starch derived from the root of this plant: an important food in the tropics and a source of tapioca 3
- noun cassava any of several tropical American plants, shrubs, and trees (genus Manihot, esp. M. esculenta) of the spurge family, having edible, starchy roots 3
- noun cassava this root or a starch extracted from it, used in making bread and tapioca 3
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Origin of cassava
First appearance:
before 1545 One of the 30% oldest English words
1545-55; < Spanish cazabe cassava bread or meal < Taino caçábi
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Parts of speech for Cassava
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
cassava popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
cassava usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with cassava
- what is cassava?
- how to make cassava cake?
- how to make cassava leaf?
- what is cassava flour?
- how to cook cassava?
- what is a cassava?
- how to cook cassava cake?
- what is cassava root?
- where to buy cassava flour?
- how to make cassava fries?
- how to make guyanese cassava pone?
- how to make cassava cake without oven?
- how to boil cassava?
- how to make cassava cake filipino style?
- how to make cassava beer?
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