taioba

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taioba

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Brazilian Portuguese taioba, from Old Tupi taîoba, taîaoba.

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The plant Xanthosoma sagittifolium (or occasionally the similar and related plant Xanthosoma taioba), which produces edible corms and leaves. […] taioba, a vegetable in great demand among the state's quarter-million Brazilian residents.

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"taioba." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/taioba. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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@misc{taioba_2026,
  title = {taioba},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/taioba},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}