mandioca

[ man-dee-oh-kuh, meyn- ]

/ ˌmæn diˈoʊ kə, ˌmeɪn- /

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Origin of mandioca

<Spanish, Portuguese <Tupi manioca;cf. manioc

Words nearby mandioca

mandibular disease, mandibulate, mandilion, Mandingo, Mandinka, mandioca, mandir, mandira, Man does not live by bread alone, mandola, mandolin

How to use mandioca in a sentence

Coffee is the staple production, though Indian corn, mandioca and fruit are produced largely for local consumption.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2|Various
He feeds on leaves and many kinds of fruit, and sometimes does much injury in the mandioca fields of the Indians.
The Desert World|Arthur Mangin
The principal agricultural products are cotton, coffee, sugar, mandioca and tropical fruits.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 5|Various
The town (founded in 1725) is situated in a fertile country producing cotton, tobacco, Indian corn, sugar-cane and mandioca.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 3|Various

What they did with the hard dry grains of mandioca I was never able to ascertain, and cannot even conjecture.
With the World's Great Travellers, Volume 2|Various