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eddo

[ed-oh]
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noun, plural ed·does.
  1. the edible root of the taro or of any of several related plants.

Origin of eddo

1765–75; < one or more WAfr languages; compare Igbo édè, Fante edwó(w) yam
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Examples from the Web for eddo

Historical Examples

  • Hello, Eddo, we ran away just to scare you, and we'll do it again if we please!

    Jimmy, Lucy, and All

    Sophie May

  • I wish I was little like Eddo, before 'twas wrong for me to be naughty.

  • Every one in the back of the house was busy; no one but Eddo heard Zee's cries.

  • Eddo loved her because "she hadn't any pins in her feet" and did not resent his rough handling.

  • "I know," said Eddo, nodding his bead and looking at his companion.

    The Ghost Kings

    H. Rider Haggard

British Dictionary definitions for eddo

eddo

Chinese eddo

noun plural eddoes
  1. other names for taro
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