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
It seeks its food not only in the rivers, but on moonlight nights resorts to the maize and corn-fields, and also plucks up the roots of mandioca.
From Project Gutenberg
A tray of mandioca root, farinha, was set in the hot sun to dry.
From Project Gutenberg
From it is made farinha de mandioca, which is the bread of the common people of Brazil, and tapioca.
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The principal agricultural products are cotton, coffee, sugar, mandioca and tropical fruits.
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