Transcription
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [da-sheen]
- /dæˈʃin/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [da-sheen]
- /dæˈʃin/
Definitions of dasheen word
- noun dasheen taro 3
- noun dasheen the taro plant, Colocasia esculenta, native to tropical Asia, now cultivated in the southern U.S. for its edible tubers. 1
- noun dasheen Old cocoyam; the edible starchy yellow tuber of the taro plant. 1
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Origin of dasheen
First appearance:
before 1895 One of the 18% newest English words
1895-1900; representing French de Chine of China
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Dasheen
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
dasheen popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 54% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
dasheen usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with dasheen
- how to grow dasheen?
- what is dasheen?
- how to cook dasheen?
See also
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