manioc
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of manioc
1560–70; < Tupi man ( d ) ioca; replacing manihot < Middle French < Guarani man ( d ) io
Example Sentences
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He said he and his wife Antoinette had worked their land for decades to grow manioc and bananas on steep fields that had taken a toll on his wife's back.
From Barron's ● Mar. 14, 2026
Raw cassava is an emerging presence, too, showing up under the names "yuca" and "manioc" in stores catering to Latin American, African and Asian populations.
From Salon ● May 6, 2024
The cities are interspersed with rectangular agricultural fields and surrounded by hillside terraces where people planted crops, including the corn, manioc, and sweet potato found in past excavations.
From Science Magazine ● Jan. 10, 2024
Belém, BrazilAt first it was just a peculiar food of the Brazilian Amazon, a tiny berry yielding a thick purple pulp that locals adored spooning down with fried fish and manioc flour.
From National Geographic ● Dec. 14, 2023
In exchange, Nelson would chop our firewood, boil up steaming pots of lumpy manioc, and bring us fruit, greens, and bark potions collected from the forest.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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