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dasheen

da·sheen
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [da-sheen]
    • /dæˈʃin/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [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

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Top questions with dasheen

  • how to grow dasheen?
  • what is dasheen?
  • how to cook dasheen?

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