malanga
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of malanga
First recorded in 1850–55; from Latin American Spanish, from Kongo malánga “taro”
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A month after Hurricane Ian hit Cuba, Diaz was farming malanga root, a Cuban staple that is more resilient to climate change, but less profitable than beans.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 12, 2022
We share another dinner of yuca, malanga, and plantains, and then he offers me some of the sugarcane.
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
When people form a party and go from village to village, junketing and gossiping, they are said to go on a malanga.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 17 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis
But the special delight of the Samoan is the malanga.
From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. 17 (of 25) by Stevenson, Robert Louis
These are cooked in a broth, thickened with a farinaceous root called malanga, and flavored with lemon juice.
From Our War with Spain for Cuba's Freedom by White, Trumbull
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