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manioc

[ man-ee-ok, mey-nee- ]

noun



manioc

/ ˌmænɪˈəʊkə; ˈmænɪˌɒk /

noun

  1. another name for cassava
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of manioc1

1560–70; < Tupi man ( d ) ioca; replacing manihot < Middle French < Guarani man ( d ) io
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of manioc1

C16: from Tupi mandioca; earlier form manihot from French, from Guarani mandio
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Raw cassava is an emerging presence, too, showing up under the names "yuca" and "manioc" in stores catering to Latin American, African and Asian populations.

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The cities are interspersed with rectangular agricultural fields and surrounded by hillside terraces where people planted crops, including the corn, manioc, and sweet potato found in past excavations.

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Belém, BrazilAt first it was just a peculiar food of the Brazilian Amazon, a tiny berry yielding a thick purple pulp that locals adored spooning down with fried fish and manioc flour.

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Evidence found at his huts and campsites suggests he planted maize and manioc and fruits such as papaya and bananas.

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The drugs were intercepted on Thursday along the main road linking the southwestern city of Bobo to the capital of Ouagadougou, hidden in a vehicle with a foreign plate pretending to transport manioc flower.

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