mandioca
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of mandioca
< Spanish, Portuguese < Tupi manioca; manioc
Example Sentences
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For her, that dish is purê de mandioca, something she also learned to make with her mother in Brazil.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 14, 2022
Kolb remembers sprinkling salt on dishes and mashing pounds of yuca for one of her favorite holiday dishes: purê de mandioca, or yuca purée.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 14, 2022
It is made by soaking mandioca cakes in water until fermentation takes place, and tastes like new beer.
From The Naturalist on the River Amazons by Bates, Henry Walter
The most interesting subject connected with our trip was the cultivation and preparation of the mandioca.
From A Voyage round the World A book for boys by Kingston, William Henry Giles
What may almost be termed a general industry is the preparation of manioc or mandioca, the cultivation of which was considered of such importance in colonial days as to be obligatory.
From Women of America Woman: In all ages and in all countries Vol. 10 (of 10) by Larus, John Rouse
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