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mandioca

American  
[man-dee-oh-kuh, meyn-] / ˌmæn diˈoʊ kə, ˌmeɪn- /

noun

  1. cassava.


Etymology

Origin of mandioca

< Spanish, Portuguese < Tupi manioca; cf. manioc

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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

From it is made farinha de mandioca, which is the bread of the common people of Brazil, and tapioca.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" by Various

They wander to a great distance in search of plunder, and enter houses for the purpose of carrying off the farina or mandioca meal.

From The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America by Kingston, William Henry Giles

Other women go around with large wicker trays on their heads, selling chipá, the native bread, made from Indian corn, or mandioca root, the staple food of the country.

From Through Five Republics on Horseback, Being an Account of Many Wanderings in South America by Ray, G. Whitfield

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