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manioc
- /ˈmæ.ni.ɒk/ UK
- /ˈmæ.niˌɑk/ US
- /ˈmeɪ.niˌɑk/ US
Where it comes from
From French manioc, through Portuguese mandioca, ultimately from Old Tupi mani'oka. Doublet of manihot.
noun maniocs · manioca · mandioc · manihoc · manihot
- The tropical plant Manihot esculenta, from which tapioca is prepared; cassava, yuca. 1975, William R. Bascom, African Dilemma Tales, Mouton (De Gruyter), page 86, The banana, the most important crop above ground, quarreled with the manioc, the most important underground crop. […] The manioc said that it, the yam, the sweet potato, and others were the ones that fed people and that wi
- Cassava root, eaten as a food. In the morning, after a frugal breakfast of coffee and manioc - we had to be economical of our stores - we held a council of war as to the best method of ascending to the plateau above us.
- A food starch prepared from the root.
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Talk about this word "manioc." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/manioc. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. manioc. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/manioc "manioc." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/manioc.Cite this
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title = {manioc},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/manioc},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
